answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and founded the Church of England.

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How was Henry VIII significant to Christianity?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

How is Henry VIII significant?

He started the reformation by breaking away from Rome.


Describe significant contributions that Henry VIII made to religion?

He started the Anglican Church which broke from the Catholic Church. The Anglican Church is now one of the most progressive and innovative branches of Christianity.


What did Thomas More do that was significant?

He opposed Henry VIII's break from the Catholic Church.


What did Thomas More do that was so significant?

He opposed Henry VIII's break from the Catholic Church.


Which figure was MOST significant in the English Reformation and the subsequent creation of the Church of England?

King Henry VIII.


Who was the father of queen Elisabeth 1?

King Henry VIII. Her mother was Queen Anne Boleyn.


Why did the protestant reformation come to England?

Henry VIII did a great job of preventing the Protestant Reformation from having any great affect on England - until he needed a divorce. When the Catholic Church refused to grant Henry VIII a divorce, he decided to make his own version of Christianity, where he made the rules. Henry VIII started the Anglican / Church of England, where Henry VIII was the head of the church (much like the Pope). Henry VIII gave himself permission to divorce and ordered all his subjects to become Protestant.


What does viii stand for in Henry VIII's name?

VIII is 8 in Roman Numerals, which means Henry VIII was the eighth King of England to be called Henry.


What means viii in Henry VIII?

VIII mean the eighth in Roman numerals. Henry the Eighth


Did Anglo Saxons go to church?

The Church of England was created by King Henry VIII however the Romans brought Christianity to Britain.


What was the name of the person who was the leader in Henry VIII's period?

Henry VIII


tudor period?

henry vIII kill