Thomas Cranmer

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Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant reformer
archbishop
human
theologian
academicDegree Doctor of Divinity
advisorTo Edward VI of England
Henry VIII of England
appointedBy Henry VIII of England
birthDate 1489-07-02
birthPlace Aslockton, Nottinghamshire, England
causeOfDeath execution by burning
church Church of England
convictedOf heresy under Mary I
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1556-03-21
deathPlace Oxford
surface form: Oxford, England
denomination Anglican
educatedAt Jesus College, Cambridge
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
endTime 1556
familyName Thomas Cranmer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cranmer
fullName Thomas Cranmer self-link
givenName Thomas
influenced Anglican theology
liturgy of the Church of England
knownFor reforming liturgy of the Church of England
role in annulment of Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon
shaping doctrine of the Church of England
languageOfWorkOrName English
Latin
monarchDuringOffice Edward VI of England
Henry VIII of England
Mary I of England
movement Reformation
surface form: English Reformation

Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation
notableWork Book of Common Prayer
surface form: Book of Common Prayer (1549)

Book of Common Prayer
surface form: Book of Common Prayer (1552)

Forty-Two Articles
occupation archbishop
clergyman
theologian
participantIn Reformation
surface form: English Reformation

English Reformation Parliament era
placeOfBurial Oxford
surface form: Oxford, England
positionHeld Archbishop of Canterbury
religion Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglicanism

Protestantism
spouse Joan (first wife)
Margarete (second wife)
startTime 1533

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Anne Boleyn associatedWith Thomas Cranmer
Book of Common Prayer associatedWith Thomas Cranmer
Forty-Two Articles author Thomas Cranmer
Heinrich Bullinger correspondedWith Thomas Cranmer
Forty-Two Articles draftedBy Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer familyName Thomas Cranmer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cranmer
Thomas familyName Thomas Cranmer
subject surface form: Thomas Cranmer
this entity surface form: Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer fullName Thomas Cranmer self-link
Queens’ College, Cambridge hasAlumni Thomas Cranmer
Protestant Christianity hasKeyFigure Thomas Cranmer
Reformation hasKeyFigure Thomas Cranmer
Thomas hasSurname Thomas Cranmer
subject surface form: Thomas Cranmer
this entity surface form: Cranmer
Martin Bucer influenced Thomas Cranmer
Joan (first wife) spouseOf Thomas Cranmer
Margarete (second wife) spouseOf Thomas Cranmer