Anglicanism

Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion

Anglicanism, also known as Episcopalianism in some countries, is a Western Christian tradition which developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents within the Anglican Communion, and more than 400,000 outside of the Anglican Communion, worldwide as of 2025.

1611 English translation of the Christian Bible

ritual blessing

16th-century separation of the Church of England from the Pope of Rome

A benefice () or living is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The Roman Empire used the Latin term '''' as a benefit to an individual from the Empire for services rendered. Its use was adopted by the Western Church in the Carolingian era as a benefit bestowed by the crown or church officials. A benefice specifically from a church is called a precaria (pl. precariae''), such as a stipend, and one from a monarch or nobleman is usually called a fief. A benefice is distinct from an allod, in that an allod is property owned outright, not besto

prayer book used in most Anglican churches

1536–1541 disbanding of religious residences by Henry VIII

body of clergy in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Nordic Lutheran churches

movement of High Church members of the Church of England which eventually developed into Anglo-Catholicism

Christian church associated with a specific ethnic group or nation state

doctrinal statement of the Church of England and other Anglican churches

court having jurisdiction in Christian religious matters

position held by the British Monarch (1558-)

19th-century movement of scholarship for the reform of worship within the Roman Catholic Church

An apostolate is a Christian organization "directed to serving and evangelizing the world", most often associated with the Anglican Communion or the Catholic Church. In more general usage, an apostolate is an association of persons dedicated to the propagation of a religion or a doctrine. The word apostolate comes from the Greek word apostello, which means to "send forth" or "to dispatch". The Christian origin of the word comes from the twelve apostles who were selected by Christ; they had a "special vocation, a formal appointment of the Lord to a determined office, with connected authority an

Supererogation (Late Latin: supererogatio "payment beyond what is needed or asked", from super "beyond" and erogare "to pay out, expend", itself from ex "out" and rogare "to ask") is the performance of more than is asked for; the action of doing more than duty requires. In ethics, an act is supererogatory if it is good but not morally required to be done. It refers to an act that is more than is necessary, when another course of action—involving less—would still be an acceptable action. It differs from a duty, which is an act wrong not to do, and from acts morally neutral. Supererogation may b

variant of the Christian cross

Oath of allegiance to the monarch as Supreme Governor of the Church of England

part of England's switch to Protestantism

1536–1555 office in the Kingdom of England

emphasis on the rituals and liturgical ceremony of the church

Christian practice related to Holy Communion

global Christian denomination, 2008-

theological pamphlet

Latin phrase

UK parliament act of 1914 separating the Church in Wales from the Church of England