Thomas Cranmer. Thomas Cranmer was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I. Cranmer has been depicted in various historical scenes related to the English Reformation.
For example, he is shown presiding over the trial of Anne Boleyn in a painting by Edouard Cibot, which is now in the collection of the Palace of Versailles. He is also shown in a scene of the burning of Latimer and Ridley in a stained glass window in Oxford's Christ Church Cathedral.
He is shown being burned at the stake in a painting by John Foxe. He is also shown in a stained glass window in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Oxford, which depicts his martyrdom alongside those of Latimer and Ridley.
He helped build the case for the annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which was one of the causes of the separation of the English Church from union with the Holy See. Along with Thomas Cromwell, he supported the principle of Royal Supremacy, in which the king was considered sovereign over the Church within his realm.
During Cranmer's tenure as Archbishop of Canterbury, he was responsible for establishing the first doctrinal and liturgical structures of the reformed Church of England. Under Henry's rule, Cranmer did not make many radical changes in the Church, due to power struggles between religious conservatives and
For example, he is shown presiding over the trial of Anne Boleyn in a painting by Edouard Cibot, which is now in the collection of the Palace of Versailles. He is also shown in a scene of the burning of Latimer and Ridley in a stained glass window in Oxford's Christ Church Cathedral.
He is shown being burned at the stake in a painting by John Foxe. He is also shown in a stained glass window in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Oxford, which depicts his martyrdom alongside those of Latimer and Ridley.
He helped build the case for the annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which was one of the causes of the separation of the English Church from union with the Holy See. Along with Thomas Cromwell, he supported the principle of Royal Supremacy, in which the king was considered sovereign over the Church within his realm.
During Cranmer's tenure as Archbishop of Canterbury, he was responsible for establishing the first doctrinal and liturgical structures of the reformed Church of England. Under Henry's rule, Cranmer did not make many radical changes in the Church, due to power struggles between religious conservatives and
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