Articles of Religion of 1553
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The Articles of Religion of 1553 are an early foundational doctrinal statement of the English Reformation that helped define the theological identity of the emerging Anglican Church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Articles of Religion of 1553 canonical | 1 |
| Articles of Religion of the Church of England | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Articles of Religion of 1553 Context triple: [Anglican confessional documents, includes, Articles of Religion of 1553]
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A.
Ten Articles (1536)
Ten Articles (1536) was an early doctrinal statement of the English Reformation that sought a compromise between traditional Catholic teachings and emerging Protestant ideas under Henry VIII.
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B.
Westminster Confession of Faith
The Westminster Confession of Faith is a 17th-century Reformed doctrinal standard that systematically sets out key Calvinist beliefs on theology, worship, and church life.
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C.
Oath in Five Articles
Oath in Five Articles is the alternative name for the 1868 Charter Oath, a foundational statement of principles that guided Japan’s early Meiji-era modernization and political reform.
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D.
Elizabethan religious settlement
The Elizabethan religious settlement was the series of laws and policies under Queen Elizabeth I that established the Church of England as a moderate Protestant church, defining English religious life for generations.
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E.
Suffragan Bishops Act 1534
The Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 is an English Reformation-era law that authorized the appointment of suffragan (assistant) bishops with specific titular sees to support diocesan bishops in their pastoral and administrative duties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Articles of Religion of 1553 Target entity description: The Articles of Religion of 1553 are an early foundational doctrinal statement of the English Reformation that helped define the theological identity of the emerging Anglican Church.
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A.
Ten Articles (1536)
Ten Articles (1536) was an early doctrinal statement of the English Reformation that sought a compromise between traditional Catholic teachings and emerging Protestant ideas under Henry VIII.
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B.
Westminster Confession of Faith
The Westminster Confession of Faith is a 17th-century Reformed doctrinal standard that systematically sets out key Calvinist beliefs on theology, worship, and church life.
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C.
Oath in Five Articles
Oath in Five Articles is the alternative name for the 1868 Charter Oath, a foundational statement of principles that guided Japan’s early Meiji-era modernization and political reform.
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D.
Elizabethan religious settlement
The Elizabethan religious settlement was the series of laws and policies under Queen Elizabeth I that established the Church of England as a moderate Protestant church, defining English religious life for generations.
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E.
Suffragan Bishops Act 1534
The Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 is an English Reformation-era law that authorized the appointment of suffragan (assistant) bishops with specific titular sees to support diocesan bishops in their pastoral and administrative duties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican doctrinal standard
ⓘ
Reformation-era religious text ⓘ confession of faith ⓘ doctrinal statement ⓘ |
| affirms |
the sufficiency of Holy Scripture for salvation
ⓘ
two gospel sacraments ⓘ |
| aim | to provide a doctrinal standard for the Church of England ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Edward VI of England
ⓘ
Thomas Cranmer ⓘ |
| codifiedAs | Forty-Two Articles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1553 ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Thirty-Nine Articles
|
| follows |
Bishops’ Book of 1537
ⓘ
linked to:
Bishops’ Book
King’s Book of 1543 ⓘ
linked to:
King’s Book
Ten Articles of 1536 ⓘ
linked to:
Ten Articles (1536)
|
| genre | confessional document ⓘ |
| historicalContext | English Reformation ⓘ |
| historicalRole | helped define the theological identity of the emerging Anglican Church ⓘ |
| influenced | later Anglican formularies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | continental Reformed confessions ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| numberOfArticles | 42 ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| promulgatedUnder | Edward VI of England ⓘ |
| rejects | certain medieval Catholic doctrines ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
Protestantism ⓘ |
| status | superseded by the Thirty-Nine Articles in 1563–1571 ⓘ |
| subject |
Christology
ⓘ
authority of Scripture ⓘ baptism ⓘ church authority ⓘ doctrine of justification by faith ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ good works ⓘ original sin ⓘ predestination ⓘ purgatory ⓘ sacraments ⓘ the Lord’s Supper ⓘ use of vernacular in worship ⓘ veneration of saints ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Protestant
ⓘ
Reformed ⓘ |
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linked to: Articles of Religion of 1553