Anglican Communion

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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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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

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Fidei Defensor laterReligionContext Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
New Testament usedIn Anglican Communion
Mary veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Holy Week observedBy Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion Office affiliation Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion Office supports Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Communion dioceses
Anglican Communion Office jurisdiction Anglican Communion
Athanasius of Alexandria veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Western Christianity hasMajorBranch Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
St. Augustine veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Stations of the Cross alsoPracticedIn Anglican Communion
John Chrysostom veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint Andrew veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Mary Everest Boole religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Gregory of Nazianzus veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Resurrection Sunday observedBy Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicans
Gregory of Nyssa veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Monty religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Palm Sunday celebratedBy Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicans
Queen Margaret of Scotland veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Maundy Thursday observedBy Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicans
John Jay religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Irenaeus of Lyons veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Trinity Church Cemetery denomination Anglican Communion
Edward the Confessor veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Diocese of London withinCommunion Anglican Communion
Province of York subdivisionOf Anglican Communion
President of the House of Deputies branchOfReligion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Jerome veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Cyril of Alexandria traditionallyVeneratedIn Anglican Communion
George Berkeley religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Ignatius of Antioch veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Polycarp of Smyrna veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Mary Magdalene veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Lord Fisher religion Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglicanism
Diocese of Rochester hasDenominationalFamily Anglican Communion
Nicene Christianity dominantInBranch Anglican Communion
Clement of Rome veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Annunciation commemoratedBy Anglican Communion
Justin Martyr veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Saint George of Lydda veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Diocese of Salisbury partOf Anglican Communion
Bishops' Bible principalVersionFor Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican Church
Diocese of Bath and Wells partOf Anglican Communion
Diocese of Exeter isPartOf Anglican Communion
Holy Family veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols isObservedBy Anglican Communion
this entity surface form: Anglican churches
Diocese of Truro hasDenominationalFamily Anglican Communion