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Harvard College was founded to train ministers for what churches?

Harvard was founded to train clergy for the puritans. (Answer found at the link below.)


What was the name of the first college founded in the colonies by the Puritans to train ministers?

The first college founded in the American colonies by the Puritans to train ministers was Harvard College, established in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was created to ensure an educated clergy and to promote Puritan values. Harvard has since evolved into one of the most prestigious universities in the world.


What year did the puritan religion begin?

The Puritan religion began in the 1560s in Ireland. Puritanism was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558.


What religious group founded Harvard University?

Harvard was initially founded by Puritan immigrants to train more clergy. In 1636 the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony voted to form "New Colledge," also known as "the college at New Towne." In 1639 it was renamed "Harvard Colledge" in tribute to John Harvard, a clergyman who willed 400 books to the school upon his death. The university was expected to prepare young men for the ministry.


What were the two divisions of the clergy in the middle ages?

The two types of clergy were regular clergy and secular clergy. Regular clergy were those who were in monastic orders, and so were regulated by the rules of those orders; they included monks and abbots. Secular clergy were those who served the secular population; they were deacons, priests, and bishops serving the secular people, or people who were not clergy.

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Established religion in southern colonies and new york weakened by lackadaisical clergy and too close ties with british crown?

Anglican church


Established religion in southern colonies and new york weakend by lackadaisical clergy and too-close ties with british crown?

Anglican church


Harvard College was founded to train ministers for what churches?

Harvard was founded to train clergy for the puritans. (Answer found at the link below.)


What are the English clergy?

Anglican priests are called vicars.


Can Baptist church clergy marry?

Yes. There are no restrictions on Baptists, Methodist or Anglican clergy marrying.


What percentage of Anglican priests are women?

In 2012, about 23 percent of Anglican clergy were female. The number of female clergy in that group increased by 41 percent between 2002 and 2012.


What are clergy reserves?

Blocks of land set aside for the Anglican Church.


What christian religions allow gay clergy?

The Anglican Church, & the United Church.


Describe one important difference between Roman Catholic and Anglican priests?

Easy, Catholic clergy are bishops, priests, and deacons who have been ordained into the sacrificial priesthood of Christ through the Apostolic succession, and thus carry Our Blessed Lord's mandate to minister to His people. Anglican clergy are protestants who lost apostolic succession and do not have a proper sacrificial priesthood. Please see Apostolicae Curae issued by Pope Leo XIII in 1896 on the validly of Anglican Orders:http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Leo13/l13curae.htm


What has the author Rachel Hosmer written?

Rachel Hosmer has written: 'Living in the Spirit' -- subject(s): Anglican Communion, Spiritual life 'My life remembered' -- subject(s): Anglican Communion, Biography, Clergy, Episcopal Church, Women clergy


What is a six letter word for land reserved for the Anglican Church?

The land was called The Clergy Reserves, so the 6-letter word must be clergy.


Process to transfer clergy credentials into the Anglican Church?

To transfer clergy credentials into the Anglican Church, the individual typically needs to submit a formal application, including documentation of their previous ordination and ecclesiastical history. This is often accompanied by a letter of recommendation from their current bishop or church authority. The receiving Anglican diocese will review the application, which may involve an interview process and assessment of theological training. Upon approval, the clergy member may be formally recognized and receive new credentials within the Anglican Church.