religion Flashcards
historically
christian country
constitutional link between
church and state
official church
church of england
protestant church existing since the reformation in the 1530s
monarch as the _
head of the church of england
monarch can select the archbishop and other senior church officials but usually the choice is made by the PM and a committee appointed by the church
spiritual leader of the church of england
archbishop of canterbury
national church in scotland
church of scotland
presbyterian church governed by ministers and elders
chairperson of the general assembly of the church of scotland is the moderator, appointed for one year only and often speaks on behalf of that church
national church in wales and northern ireland
no established church
patron saint of Wales
St David
patron saint of northern Ireland
St Patrick
patron saint of England
St George
patron saint of Scotland
St Andrew
St David’s Day
1 March
St Patrick’s Day
17 March
St George’s Day
23 April
St Andrew’s Day
Scotland