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It was actually called, quite simply, "The Church of England."
This is how it went:
Henry VIII wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon because she could not provide him with a male heir. Cathrine did not want want to divorce the King and she was related to the Holy Roman Emperor, who pleaded, on Catherine's behalf, that the Pope not allow the divorce. The Pope obliged and Henry was furious. So, he disowned Catholism and the Pope and created the first protestant religion, which he called the Church of England. This was the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
However, Henry VIII later led the Counter-Reformation in a final attempt to save his soul.
Right after he died however, Elizabeth I made England a Protestant nation once again.
The first "real" protestant religion (the one that was more than a fling and still exists today) is Lutheranism, started by Martin Luther's followers. Martin Luther was the man who nailed the 95 theses on the door of the Catholic church.
ANGLICAN CATHOLIC ANSWER!
As a matter of interest Henry wanted an annulment, not quite the same thing as a divorce, he was annoyed when the pope refused to play! Why shouldn't he be? Some time before, the papacy had given the French King one and he'd married his mistress!
Why was Henry different? He'd paid his money, just as the French king had.
The writer of the above claims that Henry disowned Catholicism! That's not true, or it is one of the best kept secrets of the last 500 years, when and how? Henry was a catholic and was a member of possibly the oldest Catholic Church, or Communion, [A better title,] in
Europe. What Henry did was to point out that the pope was contravening very firmly held Canons or Rules of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, as taught by the Ancient Fathers of the Holy Ecumenical Councils of the first 1000 years. He was moving the Goal Posts and he'd been exposed to truth!
There has never been a Protestant, Church in England. The sign of Catholicity, which Rome fails immediately, is to believe in Revelation, Scripture and the Councils. This is the fullness of the Anglican Church!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThat's hard to say - we would have to agree on when a denomination is "started" (how many churches does it have to have? must it be in more that one country?, etc) - but I think Lutheran would be a good choice.
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∙ 9y agoIn 1521, the first Protestant church was built in Wittenberg, Germany. The Protestant community was first started by Martin Luther King.
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What rites are performed in a protestant church compared to the Church of England?
The Church of England is a Protestant church.
Which Protestant church is most closely associated with the Church of England?
EpiscopalThe Church of England IS a protestant church. Of the major denominations in the U.S., the Episcopal is one that split off from the Churchof England in the 18th Century.
When was First Protestant Church created?
First Protestant Church was created in 1875.
Was the Church of England a Catholic Church?
No, however, the church in England was Catholic up until the protestant revolt in the sixteenth century when the Church of England was created.
What is Englads religion?
Anglicanism, the Church of England. A protestant group which holds the monarch of England as the head of the church.
What was the Protestant Reformation was the breaking away from?
The Church of England
Was the royal wedding a Protestant or Catholic service?
It was a Protestant service - Church of England or Anglican.
What is Another name for the church of England during the protestant revolution?
The Anglican Church?
What is the officially established Christian Church in England?
It is called the Anglican Church and is Protestant.
What religion do most people in England practice?
Protestant Christians Church of England.
How did the foundation of the Church of England differ the develpment of other protestant religions?
First of all the Church in England was never a protestant Church! Up till about 1994, it was the Catholic Church in this country! How was different from other Churches? Because it had arrived in this country, Britain, only a few years after the death of Christ and having Aristobulous, mentioned by Paul in Romans as a first Bishop.
What religions are practiced in the Church of England?
The Church of England is a protestant church, it practices Anglican Christianity, which is a whole range of protestant religious flavors from High Church Anglican - which lookslike Catholic to Low Church Anglican which looks like the Methodists.
