Anglican Church in colonial South Carolina
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The Anglican Church in colonial South Carolina was the established church of the colony, serving as both a religious authority and a key instrument of social and political power among the planter elite.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era organization
ⓘ
established church ⓘ religious institution ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | South Carolina colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
rice plantation economy
ⓘ
slave society ⓘ |
| basedOn | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Province of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineCause | American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| dividedInto | parishes ⓘ |
| dominantSocialGroup | planter elite ⓘ |
| establishedAsStateChurch | 1706 ⓘ |
| follows | Book of Common Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
parish taxes
ⓘ
planter donations ⓘ public levies ⓘ |
| governedBy | vestry ⓘ |
| hasClergyTitle |
churchwarden
ⓘ
parson ⓘ rector ⓘ vestryman ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
local governance in parishes
ⓘ
poor relief administration ⓘ record-keeping of births, marriages, and deaths ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNotableParish |
St. James Goose Creek Parish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Michael’s Parish, Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Philip’s Parish, Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
arm of colonial government
ⓘ
instrument of political power ⓘ instrument of social control ⓘ religious authority ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British imperial policy
ⓘ
Restoration-era Anglicanism ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
established church
ⓘ
tax-supported church ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Lowcountry, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Baptists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dissenters ⓘ Huguenots NERFINISHED ⓘ Presbyterians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parishModel | English parish system ⓘ |
| regulates |
burial practices
ⓘ
legitimacy of children ⓘ marriage ⓘ moral discipline ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesClass | slaveholding planter class ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Protestant Episcopal Church in South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century to American Revolution ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.