Church of England

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The Church of England is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, combining elements of both Protestant Reformation and historic Catholic tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican church
Christian denomination
national church
state church
cathedralChurchOfCanterbury Canterbury Cathedral
cathedralChurchOfYork York Minster
churchOrder bishops
deacons
priests
country England
creedsUsed Apostles’ Creed
surface form: Apostles' Creed

Athanasian Creed
Nicene Creed
currentArchbishopOfCanterbury Archbishop of Canterbury
surface form: Justin Welby
currentSupremeGovernor Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: Charles III
dateEstablished 16th century
denomination Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglicanism
doctrineBasis Bible
Thirty-Nine Articles
founderRole initiated by Henry VIII
foundingPeriod Reformation
surface form: English Reformation
globalInfluence influential in worldwide Anglicanism
governance episcopal hierarchy
governingBody General Synod
headOfChurch monarch of the United Kingdom
isPartOf Anglican Communion
keyEvent Act of Supremacy 1534
languageOfWorship English
liturgicalTradition Anglican liturgy
officialStatusInEngland established church
ordinationOfWomen ordains women as bishops
ordains women as priests
parliamentaryRepresentation Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords
polity episcopal polity
primaryLiturgy Book of Common Prayer
Common Worship
principalSacraments Baptism
Holy Eucharist
surface form: Holy Communion
province Province of Canterbury
Province of York
religion Christianity
roleInAnglicanCommunion mother church of the Anglican Communion
sacramentalTheology recognizes two sacraments of the Gospel
selfDescription both Catholic and Reformed
seniorClericTitle Archbishop of York
separationFrom Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
spiritualLeaderTitle Archbishop of Canterbury
supremeGovernorTitle British monarch
surface form: Supreme Governor of the Church of England
theologyTradition Catholic tradition
Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation

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St Leonard Eastcheap denomination Church of England
St Clement Eastcheap denomination Church of England
Anglican theologians memberOf Church of England
All Saints’ Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Saints’ Church, Batley
Canon of Westminster religiousAffiliation Church of England
Canon of Westminster appointedIn Church of England
Westminster Abbey library affiliation Church of England
subject surface form: Westminster Abbey Library
Westminster Abbey library religiousDenominationContext Church of England
subject surface form: Westminster Abbey Library
St John’s Church, Redhill denomination Church of England
John Sharp denomination Church of England
St Saviour’s Church, Haverstock Hill hasDenomination Church of England
this entity surface form: Anglican
Bedford School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones religion Church of England
Abingdon School religiousAffiliation Church of England
William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson religion Church of England
Cartmel (village in Cumbria) hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
subject surface form: Cartmel
Sandwich parish denomination Church of England
Stourmouth churchDenomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Hereford denomination Church of England
Wycombe Abbey religiousAffiliation Church of England
St Clement Eastcheap church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Clement Eastcheap
St Clement Eastcheap church ownership Church of England
subject surface form: St Clement Eastcheap
St Margaret Pattens church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Margaret Pattens
St Nicholas Church, Pyrford denomination Church of England
St Peter’s Church, Hampstead denomination Church of England
All Hallows-by-the-Tower church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: All Hallows-by-the-Tower
Ranelagh School religiousAffiliation Church of England
Bromley Deanery religiousDenomination Church of England
St James’s Church, Hampton Hill isPartOf Church of England
St Mary Magdalene Church denomination Church of England
subject surface form: St Mary Magdalene Church, Torquay
Edward Tudor religion Church of England