Margaret Pole Countess of Salisbury 1473 – 1541
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The Acts of Supremacy are two acts passed by the Parliament of England in the 16th century that established the English monarchs as the head of the Church of England
Queen Katherine_of_Aragon The Acts of Supremacy are two acts passed by the Parliament of England in the 16th century that established the English monarchs as the head of the Church of England; two similar laws were passed by the Parliament of Ireland establishing the English monarchs as the head of the Church of Ireland. The 1534 Act declared King Henry VIII and his successors as the Supreme Head of the Church, replacing the Pope. This first Act was repealed during the reign of the Catholic Queen Mary I. The 1558 Act declared Queen Elizabeth I and her successors the Supreme Governor of the Church, a title that the British monarch still holds. Royal supremacy is specifically used to describe the legal sovereignty of the King (i.e., civil law) over the law of the Church in England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acts_of_Supremacy#First_Act_of_Supremacy_1534 Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy was repealed in 1554 during the reign of h
Historic event at UK's oldest living convent
Historic event at UK's oldest living convent https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/4762
Gospel in Art: Feast of the English Martyrs
Gospel in Art: Feast of the English Martyrs https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/47089