Vicegerent in Spirituals
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The Vicegerent in Spirituals was a powerful Tudor-era royal office created for Thomas Cromwell, giving him authority over the English Church on behalf of King Henry VIII during the Reformation.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tudor office
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ecclesiastical administrative office ⓘ royal office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
King’s Vicegerent in Spirituals
NERFINISHED
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Vicegerent for Spirituals ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | royal commission ⓘ |
| confersPower |
exercise delegated papal powers now held by the crown
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issue injunctions to clergy ⓘ oversee implementation of religious policy ⓘ visit and reform religious houses ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdBy | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Thomas Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdUnderMonarch | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | fall and execution of Thomas Cromwell ⓘ |
| endTime | 1540 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
bishops of the Church of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ecclesiastical courts in England ⓘ |
| hasRole |
enforcer of royal supremacy over the church
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overseer of the English Church on behalf of the king ⓘ royal representative in ecclesiastical matters ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | subordinate only to the king in ecclesiastical matters ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
break with Rome
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transfer of papal powers to the English crown ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | royal supremacy over the Church of England ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
16th century
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Tudor period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeCreatedForEvent | implementation of the Act of Supremacy ⓘ |
| officeholder | Thomas Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeScope | spiritual jurisdiction within the realm of England ⓘ |
| partOf | English Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Act of Supremacy 1534
NERFINISHED
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dissolution of the monasteries ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
centralized control of the English Church in royal hands
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enhanced political power of Thomas Cromwell ⓘ instrument of the English Reformation ⓘ |
| startTime | 1530s ⓘ |
| statusAfterCromwell | not regularly filled after Thomas Cromwell ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ |
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