Henry Barrow
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Henry Barrow was a prominent 16th-century English Separatist leader and religious writer who advocated for congregational independence from the Church of England and was executed for his nonconformist beliefs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Barrow canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Separatist leader
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historical person ⓘ nonconformist ⓘ religious writer ⓘ |
| activeIn | late 16th-century England ⓘ |
| advocated |
congregational church governance
ⓘ
independence of local congregations ⓘ separation from the Church of England ⓘ |
| alignment | radical wing of English Puritanism ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathPenaltyImposedFor |
religious nonconformity
ⓘ
separatist religious beliefs ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| genre |
polemical theology
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
early English Baptists
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later English Congregationalists ⓘ later Nonconformist traditions ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early proponent of congregational church polity in England
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martyr figure for English Separatists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
refusing conformity to the established church
ⓘ
suffering persecution for religious convictions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Nonconformism in England
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surface form:
English Nonconformism
English Separatist movement ⓘ
surface form:
English Separatism
Puritanism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of congregational independence from the Church of England
ⓘ
leadership among early English Separatists ⓘ religious polemical writings ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
autonomy of gathered congregations
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strict separation from a corrupt national church ⓘ |
| occupation |
religious leader
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Church of England
ⓘ
episcopal church governance ⓘ |
| partOf | English Reformation dissent ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Elizabethan religious settlement ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
Puritan Separatist Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| viewOnChurchState | rejection of state control over the church ⓘ |
| viewOnClergy | rejection of hierarchical clergy structures ⓘ |
| viewOnWorship | insistence on biblically regulated worship ⓘ |
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