ABSTRACT
In more modem times, the church is styled the Cathedral of Christ Church or, more properly, the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Christ Church. Both parts of this dedication can be traced back to the AngloSaxon period. Collegiate cathedrals on a continental model existed in England, e.g. Lincoln, London and Salisbury, but there were, in addition, a number of the combined houses — the monastic cathedrals. The bishops of these cathedrals acted as the nominal abbot of the priory, the monks performing the ceremonies and rituals of the Benedictine Order in the cathedral churches. For the rest of the Middle Ages, architectural initiative was shared by the archbishops and priors. Archbishop Sudbury began the rebuilding of the nave at his own expense, though the work was subsequently taken over by the priory with the occasional grant from the succeeding archbishops.
