Religion & Philosophy

Thomas Cranmer's Public Defrocking Ceremony

Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was publicly defrocked at Christ Church Cathedral after being declared a heretic by Pope Paul IV. The event marked a significant moment in the religious turmoil of England as Cranmer had been a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation and had played a crucial role in the establishment of the Church of England. With the backdrop of the ongoing Catholic-Protestant conflict, this public act symbolized the growing divide in religious beliefs prevalent in Europe at the time.

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