Royal Peculiar

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A Royal Peculiar is a Church of England parish or chapel that is exempt from diocesan authority and instead falls directly under the jurisdiction of the British monarch.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Church of England institution
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
appliesToJurisdiction Church of England
associatedWith British Crown
Royal ceremonies
authorityExemptFrom diocesan bishop
local diocesan structures
country United Kingdom
distinguishedFrom cathedral under diocesan bishop
ordinary Church of England parish
governedBy British monarch
governedUnder English ecclesiastical law
hasCanonicalStatus direct royal jurisdiction
hasDefiningCharacteristic exempt from diocesan authority
subject directly to the British monarch
hasEtymology "peculiar" meaning special jurisdiction
"royal" referring to the Crown's authority
hasHistoricalConnectionWith English monarchs
surface form: English monarchy

Royal Household of the monarch
surface form: Royal Household
hasHistoricalOrigin medieval English church law
hasJurisdictionOver specific parish or chapel
hasLanguage English
hasNotableExample Chapel Royal
surface form: Chapel Royal, St James's Palace

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
surface form: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Chapel Royal
surface form: The Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace

Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula
surface form: The Chapel Royal, Tower of London

Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula
surface form: The Chapel of St John the Evangelist, Tower of London

Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula
surface form: The Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London

Savoy Chapel
surface form: The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy

Chapel Royal
surface form: The Queen's Chapel, St James's Palace

Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor Great Park
surface form: The Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor Great Park

Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
legalStatus special ecclesiastical status
partOf Church of England
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
subclassOf peculiar (ecclesiastical jurisdiction)
typicalBuildingType chapel
parish church
typicalUse royal family religious services
royal worship
state occasions
ultimateEcclesiasticalAuthority British monarch
usedIn England

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Dean and Canons of Windsor diocese Royal Peculiar
this entity surface form: Royal Peculiar of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
Choir of St George’s Chapel partOf Royal Peculiar
this entity surface form: Royal Peculiar of St George’s Chapel
Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula ecclesiasticalJurisdiction Royal Peculiar
this entity surface form: Royal Peculiar of the Tower of London
Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula diocese Royal Peculiar
this entity surface form: Royal Peculiar (outside diocesan structure)
Canons of Windsor jurisdiction Royal Peculiar
this entity surface form: Royal Peculiar of St George’s Chapel