Durovernum Cantiacorum Durovernum Cantiacorum Durovernum Cantiacorum was a town and hillfort (oppidum) in Roman Britain at the site of present-day Canterbury in Kent. It occupied a strategic location on Watling Street at the best local crossing of the Stour, which prompted a convergence of roads connected to the ports of Dubris (Dover), Rutupiae (Richborough), Regulbium (Reculver) and Portus Lemanis (Lympne). Considerable archaeological evidence of Roman activity has been found in Canterbury, much of which can now be found in the Roman Museum built on the remains of a Roman townhouse. The name "Durovernum Cantiacorum" is Latin for "Durovernum of the Cantiaci", preserving
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (Port Washington, Wisconsin) St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (Port Washington, Wisconsin) St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church is located in Port Washington, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 for its architectural and religious significance. The first Catholic Mass in Port Washington was read in Franz Gengler's home in 1847. In 1849 the growing parish built a tiny wooden church on "Lighthouse Hill." Since then the hill has also been called "Church Hill." In 1860 they built a larger stone church. By 1881 the parish had grown to 250 families, and they built the current church. Henry Messmer