Anglican Communion

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Christian communion worldwide church body

The Anglican Communion is a global family of interrelated Christian churches with historical ties to the Church of England, sharing Anglican traditions, theology, and liturgy while remaining self-governing.

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Observed surface forms (26)

Surface form Occurrences
Anglicanism 67
Anglican Church 11
Anglican Communion (through the Episcopal Church) 9

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian communion ⓘ
worldwide church body ⓘ
hasAdministrativeOffice Anglican Communion Office ⓘ
hasAdministrativeOfficeLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
hasCentralSee See of Canterbury ⓘ
hasCharacteristic communion of autonomous churches ⓘ
full communion among member churches ⓘ
global family of churches ⓘ
interdependent provinces ⓘ
maintains historic episcopate ⓘ
recognizes Archbishop of Canterbury as spiritual focus of unity ⓘ
shared Anglican heritage ⓘ
uses Book of Common Prayer tradition ⓘ
hasConsultativeBody Anglican Consultative Council ⓘ
Lambeth Conference ⓘ
Primates’ Meeting ⓘ
hasDenominationalFamily Anglican Communion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Anglicanism
hasDoctrinalStandard Apostles’ Creed ⓘ
Book of Common Prayer ⓘ
surface form: Book of Common Prayer tradition

Bible ⓘ
surface form: Holy Scriptures

Nicene Creed ⓘ
Thirty-Nine Articles ⓘ
hasEcclesiologicalPrinciple autonomy of provinces ⓘ
mutual responsibility and interdependence ⓘ
hasEcumenicalDialogueBody Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission ⓘ
hasEcumenicalRelation Lutheran churches ⓘ
Orthodox churches ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
hasGlobalPresence Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
hasInstrumentOfCommunion Anglican Consultative Council ⓘ
Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ
Lambeth Conference ⓘ
Primates’ Meeting ⓘ
hasLanguageOfWorship English ⓘ
local vernacular languages ⓘ
hasLeaderRole Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ
hasLiturgicalTradition Anglican liturgy ⓘ
hasMembership tens of millions of baptized members ⓘ
hasNumberOfProvinces over 40 ⓘ
hasOrigin Church of England ⓘ
hasPolity episcopal polity ⓘ
hasPrimaryHistoricalRoot Reformation ⓘ
surface form: English Reformation
hasTheologicalTradition Anglican theology ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ

Referenced by (567)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anthony the Great → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Apostle Bartholomew → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Apostle James the Less → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Apostle John → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Apostle Matthew → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Apostle Paul → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Apostle Peter → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Apostle Philip → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Apostle Thomas → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Apostles → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Athanasius of Alexandria → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Augustine of Canterbury → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Augustine of Hippo → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Aurelius Ambrosius → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Basil of Caesarea → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Botulf → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Botwulf → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Catherine of Siena → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Saint Charles Borromeo → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
subject surface form: Charles Borromeo
Christian saints → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Clement of Rome → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Confessio → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Desert Mothers → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Edward the Confessor → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Ephrem the Syrian → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Ezekiel → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Saint Francis of Assisi → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
subject surface form: Francis of Assisi
Gregory of Nazianzus → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Gregory of Nyssa → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Gregory the Great → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Helena → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Holy Family → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Ignatius of Antioch → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Irenaeus of Lyons → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Apostle James the Greater → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
subject surface form: James the Greater
James the Just → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Jerome → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Jesus Christ → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
John Chrysostom → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
John of Damascus → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
John of Patmos → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
John → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
subject surface form: John of Patmos
Joseph → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Justin Martyr → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Leander of Seville → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Luke → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Luke the Evangelist → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ
Macarius of Egypt → veneratedIn → Anglican Communion ⓘ