Thirty-Nine Articles

Thirty-Nine Articles

(1563)

Written by Elizabeth I, Queen of England, these articles were essentially Protestant, but were worded in such a way that both the Protestants and Catholics were satisfied. The liturgy of the Church retained many Catholic elements and bishops in apostolic succession governed the Church. Described as the best of both worlds, the Middle Way between Protestantism and Catholicism.

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