Henrician Church of England

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The Henrician Church of England was the national church established under Henry VIII that broke from papal authority while largely retaining Catholic doctrine and liturgical practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian church
early Anglican church
national church
state church
country Kingdom of England
definedDoctrineIn Six Articles 1539 NERFINISHED
denominationalFamily Western Christianity NERFINISHED
establishedByDocument Act of Supremacy 1534 NERFINISHED
foundedBy Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED
governance bishops appointed by the crown
episcopal polity
headOfChurch Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED
historicalPhaseOf Church of England NERFINISHED
influenced development of Anglicanism
relationship between church and state in England
influencedBy political need for annulment of Henry VIII’s marriage
introducedPractice royally authorized English Bible
languageOfWorship Latin
legalBasis Acts of Supremacy NERFINISHED
Henrician Reformation statutes NERFINISHED
liturgicalTradition Latin liturgy
Roman rite (with modifications)
opposedBy English Catholics loyal to the papacy
partOf English Reformation NERFINISHED
period Henrician Reformation NERFINISHED
persecuted radical Protestants at times
those denying royal supremacy
policy confiscation of monastic property
royal supremacy over the church
region England
rejectedAuthorityOf Pope NERFINISHED
papacy
religion Christianity
retainedDoctrine belief in transubstantiation
clerical celibacy (largely during Henry VIII)
sacramental system of the medieval church
veneration of saints (partially curtailed)
scripturePolicy promotion of English translations of the Bible
separatedFrom Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
significantEvent Act in Restraint of Appeals 1533 NERFINISHED
Act of Supremacy 1534 NERFINISHED
Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED
startDate 1534
successor Edwardian Church of England NERFINISHED
supremeHead English monarch
supremeHeadTitle Supreme Head of the Church of England
theologicalOrientation largely Catholic doctrine

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King’s Book denominationalContext Henrician Church of England