This is also the oldest surviving non-Roman Catholic church in the New World.

Founded in 597, it is the oldest see in the English church.

; Primate: A primate is usually the bishop of the oldest church of a nation.

The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites in Aleppo, Syria is considered to be one of the oldest surviving church buildings in the world.

Another important church built in the 11th century is the Patron Saint church of San Giovanni Battista, located in the oldest section of the village also known as " Su Piggiu ".

Construction of Northwode Chapel by the monks of Jumiéges, Normandy, began in about 1140 and this became the present St Peter's Church and now the oldest surviving church on the Island.

* 1607 – San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed ; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.

St. Nicholas Church, Vilnius | St. Nicholas in Vilnius, the oldest church in Lithuania

The original meaning of the adjective profane ( from Latin pro fano, " in front of " or " before, outside " the fanum, a sanctuary ) referred to items not belonging to the church, e. g., " The fort is the oldest profane building in the town, but the local monastery is older, and is the oldest building ," or " besides designing churches, he also designed many profane buildings ".

St James ’ is now the oldest Anglican church south of the Equator.

The Tsiranavor Surb Hovhannes Church of Avan ( 595 – 602 ) of Avan district which was partly damaged in the 1679 earthquake, is the city's oldest surviving church.

* The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod is completed in 1052, the oldest existent church in Russia.

* January 19 – San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed ; it is currently the oldest church in the Philippines

* June 3 – The oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, is begun at Quebec City, Quebec Canada.

The oldest OCA Russian Orthodox church in the lower forty-eight states, established in 1857, is Holy Trinity Cathedral in San Francisco.

* Tórshavn Cathedral, the second oldest church in the country.

Of the thirty-seven Greek churches, the most important are the city's cathedral, the church dedicated to Our Lady of the Cave ( η Παναγία Σπηλιώτισσα ( hē Panagia Spēliōtissa )); Saint Spyridon church, wherein lies the preserved body of the patron saint of the island ; and finally the suburban church of St Jason and St Sosipater ( Αγιοι Ιάσων και Σωσίπατρος ), reputedly the oldest in the island, and named after the two saints probably the first to preach Christianity to the Corfiots.

Kerch's Church of St. John the Baptist was founded in 717, thus, it is the oldest church in Ukraine.

It was read in church, along with other epistles, some of which later became Christian canon ; and is one of the oldest extant Christian documents outside the New Testament.

* Baptistère Saint-Jean ( 4th century ) – the oldest church in France

* Église Notre-Dame-la-Grande – oldest romanesque architecture church in Europe

However, three distinguished associated graduate schools offer professional curriculums -- the Dartmouth Medical School ( third oldest in the country and founded in 1797 ), the Thayer School of Engineering, and the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration.

Abergavenny Cricket Club is one of the oldest in the country and celebrated the 175th anniversary of its foundation in 2009.

) to his oldest son, his first born, the troops in the country he ordered under his command.

At the western edge of Cambridge, the cemetery is well known as the first garden cemetery, for its distinguished inhabitants, for its superb landscaping ( the oldest planned landscape in the country ), and as a first-rate arboretum.

* 1989 – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announces the establishment of Mongolia's democratic movement that changes the second oldest communist country into a democracy.

It is the oldest overseas U. S. Navy Base, and the only one in a country with which the United States does not have diplomatic relations.

The ancient Yew tree in the churchyard is believed to be the oldest yew in the country, with a girth of some nine metres.

According to Nicholas Delbanco, UM English Professor and Director of the Hopwood Awards Program, " This is the oldest and best known series of writing prizes in the country and it is a very good indicator of future success.

So far, the oldest remains of honey have been found in Georgia ( country ).

Jain libraries are the oldest in the country.

* 1571 – La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines was founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomienda / province in the country.

The club is the third oldest of its kind in the country and has spent the majority of its history, with the exception of the 2006 – 07 season, in the top flight First Division ( known as Serie A since 1929 ).

Founded in 1897 as Sport Club Juventus by a group of young Torinese students, among them, who was their first president, Eugenio Canfari, and his brother Enrico, author of the company's historical memory ; they are managed by the industrial Agnelli family since 1923, which constitutes the oldest sporting partnership in Italy, thus making Juventus the first professional club in the country.

The Alumni Association, one of the oldest in the country, was founded in 1921 by the ex-students of National Council of Education.

Lesser Poland supposedly after its incorporation had become the partition of the country assigned to Mieszko's oldest son, Bolesław, which is indirectly indicated in the chronicle of Thietmar.

Sri Lanka has also been a center of the Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times, being the nation where the Buddhist teachings were first written down as well as the oldest continually Buddhist country.

Seoul's subway system is the oldest system in the country, with the Seoul Station – Cheongnyangni section of Line 1 opening in 1974.

Colonia del Sacramento, one of the oldest European settlements in the country, was founded by the Portuguese in 1680.

The Old Arts Building on the Fredericton campus is the oldest university building in the country that is still in regular use for school operations.

** Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj announces the establishment of Mongolia's democratic movement, that peacefully changes the second oldest communist country into a democratic society.

King Edward VII School in Johannesburg, South Africa, is one of the oldest schools in that country, and was named in honour of Edward after his death.

As such they are the oldest democratic institution in the country.

* Haunted Verdun Manor, located in Terrell, Texas, one of the oldest haunted attractions in the country