English Separatist movement

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The English Separatist movement was a radical 16th–17th century Protestant group in England that broke away from the Church of England to form independent congregations, many of whose members later became known as the Pilgrims who settled in New England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant movement
religious movement
aim formation of independent congregations
associatedWith Scrooby congregation
surface form: Gainsborough congregation

Separatist congregation at Leiden
surface form: Leiden congregation

Mayflower
surface form: Mayflower voyage

Scrooby congregation
country England
doctrine Calvinism
believers' church
congregational independence
rejection of state church
endTime 17th century
faced religious persecution
follows Church of England
hasCharacteristic congregationalist
dissenting
nonconformist
radical
influenced Baptists
surface form: Baptist movement

Congregationalism
Puritanism
surface form: New England Puritanism

Pilgrims
religious liberty in America
influencedBy Calvinist theology
Puritanism
legacy development of religious freedom in the United States
formation of Plymouth Colony
spread of congregational churches in New England
notableMember Francis Johnson
Henry Barrow
John Greenwood
John Robinson
Thomas Helwys
surface form: John Smyth

Robert Browne
Thomas Helwys
William Bradford
William Brewster
opposedTo Church of England
partOf English Reformation Parliament era
surface form: English Reformation
persecutedBy Church of England hierarchy
English authorities
practiced congregational decision-making
covenant church membership
independent church governance
religion Protestantism
resultedIn emigration to New England
emigration to the Dutch Republic
separatedFrom Church of England
startTime 16th century

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John Carver movement English Separatist movement
William Bradford religion English Separatist movement
this entity surface form: English Separatism
Thomas Tinker movement English Separatist movement
Mayflower carried English Separatist movement
this entity surface form: English Separatists
Separatist congregation at Leiden foundedBy English Separatist movement
this entity surface form: English Separatists
Separatist congregation at Leiden partOf English Separatist movement
Barbara Standish religiousContext English Separatist movement
this entity surface form: English Separatists
Scrooby congregation memberOf English Separatist movement
Robert Browne movement English Separatist movement
this entity surface form: English Separatism
Henry Barrow movement English Separatist movement
this entity surface form: English Separatism
John Greenwood movement English Separatist movement
this entity surface form: English Separatism
George Morton associatedWith English Separatist movement
this entity surface form: English Separatists
Edward Fuller (Mayflower passenger) religiousMovement English Separatist movement
this entity surface form: English Separatism