Millenary Petition
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The Millenary Petition was a 1603 document signed by around a thousand English Puritan ministers requesting reforms to the Church of England’s practices and governance at the start of James I’s reign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Millenary Petition canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puritan document
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historical document ⓘ petition ⓘ |
| addressedTo | James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Millenary Petition of 1603 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Hampton Court Conference of 1604 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | Hampton Court Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | early 17th century ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1603 ⓘ |
| field |
English Reformation studies
ⓘ
church history ⓘ |
| geographicScope | various dioceses across England ⓘ |
| hasGenre | religious petition ⓘ |
| historicalContext | accession of James I to the English throne ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Stuart England ⓘ |
| ideologicalPosition | moderate Puritan reform rather than separation from the Church of England ⓘ |
| impact | prompted James I to convene the Hampton Court Conference ⓘ |
| influenced | Hampton Court Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | reform of the Church of England ⓘ |
| opposedBy | conservative bishops in the Church of England ⓘ |
| opposedPractice |
use of certain ceremonies considered remnants of Catholicism
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use of the sign of the cross in baptism ⓘ use of wedding rings ⓘ wearing of the surplice ⓘ |
| politicalContext | transition from Elizabeth I to James I ⓘ |
| purpose |
to request reforms to the governance of the Church of England
ⓘ
to request reforms to the practices of the Church of England ⓘ |
| reignOf | James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | King James Version of the Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | English Puritanism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestantism ⓘ |
| requestedReform |
greater emphasis on pastoral care
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improvement of preaching standards ⓘ reduction of pluralism in benefices ⓘ reform of church courts ⓘ removal of non-resident clergy ⓘ simplification of church ceremonies ⓘ stricter observance of the Sabbath ⓘ |
| signatories | approximately one thousand Puritan ministers ⓘ |
| signatoriesClaimedNumber | around one thousand ministers ⓘ |
| signatoriesDescription | ministers of the Church of England with Puritan sympathies ⓘ |
| signatoriesEstimatedNumber | about 1000 ⓘ |
| submittedTo | James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
ceremonial practices
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church governance ⓘ discipline within the Church of England ⓘ liturgy ⓘ |
| year | 1603 ⓘ |
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