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Anglicanism
- Dissolution of the monasteriesIn February 1531, Henry VIII declared himself Supreme Head of the Church of England after failing to secure a papal annulment for his marriage.
- English ReformationIn the early 1500s, an English parishioner knelt before a priest to receive the Eucharist during Mass. The bread and wine had been consecrated by the priest…
- Church of EnglandIn 597, Pope Gregory I sent a group of missionaries to England to Christianise the Anglo-Saxons. This mission was led by Augustine, who became the first…
- Book of Common PrayerIn 1549, King Edward VI of England authorized a new prayer book that would change the course of Christian worship in Britain.
- Ecclesiastical courtIn the Middle Ages, ecclesiastical courts held jurisdiction over not only religious matters but also family law, equitable relief, probate, and cases…
- Thirty-nine ArticlesIn July 1536, the Church of England adopted its first post-papal doctrinal statement known as the Ten Articles. This document emerged from a period of…
- AnglicanismIn 1534, the English Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy. This law declared King Henry VIII the Supreme Head of the Church of England.