King Henry VIII separated the Church in England from the control of the Pope, although he initially did not intend to start an entirely separate Protestant faith. By the time of Queen Elizabeth, the split was permanent and the Church of England was a reality.
King Henry VIII and his new wife (who wasn't recognized by the Catholic Church) Anne Boleyn
Henry VIII split from the Church of Rome and founded his own church, the Church of England, or Anglicans, with himself as the head.
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King Henry VIII separated the Church in England from the control of the Pope, although he initially did not intend to start an entirely separate Protestant faith. By the time of Queen Elizabeth, the split was permanent and the Church of England was a reality.
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Church of England
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. The Orthodox Churches separated from the Catholic Church in the 11th century in the Schism of the East.
King Henry VIII and his new wife (who wasn't recognized by the Catholic Church) Anne Boleyn
King Henry VIII of England
It was approximately 1533 that Henry VII separated England from the catholic church headed by the pope and established the Anglican church, or church of England. Since it is currently 2009, the church is 476 years old.
Henry VIII was the first monarch to separate England from the Pope and the Catholic Church. As such he was the first Supreme Governor of the C of E.
He separated England from the Roman Catholic church and formed the Church of England - one where he was the head figure of the church, thus he was allowed to make his own rules.
During the rein of King Henry VIII, parliament passed the first Act of Supremacy. This act declared Henry VIII supreme head of the Church of England. This separated the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church of which the pope was leader.
Yes, the pilgrims separated from the Anglican church in England before coming to America. They did so because they felt the Church of England was too Catholic in its practices.