Author

Hayes, Alan L. (Alan Lauffer)

Material Type

Journal Article

Journal

Anglican Journal

Date

2018 March

Volume

144

Issue

3

Page

5

Notes

"Your (former) writer Andre Forget describes King Henry VIII as 'famous for being the first head of the Anglican church' ('Luther and the English church: 500 years of influence', Oct. 2017, p. 7), but the Anglican church began over 900 years earlier. The best candidate for being considered its first head is the first Archbishop of Canterbury, St. Augustine". [Text of entire article.]

Subjects

Church of England - History

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

Augustine, Saint, of Canterbury, d. 604 or 605

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