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That would depend on your definition of the Christian church. Christianity is believed to have first entered Britain in the first or second century; probably through Iberian traders. The first organised church system can be traced back to the early third century. As for who specifically founded the very first church in England - the answer is unknown. But in 597 Saint Augustine arrived in England and established his church in Canterbury. Through this an organised Roman Catholic church spread across the country. If however you are referring to the Anglican Church of England; its creation can be attributed to King Henry VIII in 1534, when he split the English church from Rome and established it as an independent entity.

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