Archbishop William Sancroft

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Anglican bishop Archbishop of Canterbury human nonjuring bishop

Archbishop William Sancroft was a 17th-century English churchman who served as Archbishop of Canterbury and became notable for his opposition to James II’s religious policies and his role among the non-juring bishops.

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Label	Occurrences
William Sancroft	6
Archbishop William Sancroft canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican bishop ⓘ Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ human ⓘ nonjuring bishop ⓘ
appointedBy	Charles II of England ⓘ
associatedWith	nonjuring schism in the Church of England ⓘ
birthDate	1617-01-30 ⓘ
birthPlace	Fressingfield, Suffolk, England ⓘ
burialPlace	Fressingfield, Suffolk, England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate	1693-11-24 ⓘ
deathPlace	Fressingfield, Suffolk, England ⓘ
educatedAt	Emmanuel College, Cambridge ⓘ
endTime	1690-02-01 (as Archbishop of Canterbury, de facto) ⓘ
era	Stuart period ⓘ
familyName	Sancroft ⓘ
fieldOfWork	ecclesiastical administration ⓘ theology ⓘ
fullName	Archbishop William Sancroft self-link ⓘ surface form: William Sancroft
givenName	William ⓘ
knownFor	being one of the Seven Bishops who petitioned against James II ⓘ leadership among the nonjuring bishops ⓘ opposition to James II’s Declaration of Indulgence ⓘ refusal to swear allegiance to William III and Mary II ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
memberOf	House of Lords ⓘ
monarchDuringTenure	Charles II of England ⓘ James II of England ⓘ Mary II of England ⓘ William III of England ⓘ
notableEvent	refusal to publish the Declaration of Indulgence in his province ⓘ suspension and deprivation from the archbishopric for nonjuring ⓘ
opposedTo	Declaration of Indulgence ⓘ surface form: Declaration of Indulgence (1687–1688) James II’s religious policies ⓘ
ordination	Anglican priest ⓘ
participantIn	trial of the Seven Bishops (1688) ⓘ
partOf	Seven Bishops ⓘ
positionHeld	Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge ⓘ
predecessor	Gilbert Sheldon ⓘ
religion	Church of England ⓘ
replacedBy	John Tillotson ⓘ
residence	Fressingfield, Suffolk, England ⓘ surface form: Fressingfield, Suffolk Lambeth Palace ⓘ
startTime	1678-01-27 (as Archbishop of Canterbury) ⓘ
wroteAbout	Church of England governance ⓘ loyalty and oaths of allegiance ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Emmanuel College, Cambridge → alumnus → Archbishop William Sancroft ⓘ

Archbishop William Sancroft → fullName → Archbishop William Sancroft self-link ⓘ

subject surface form: William Sancroft