| − | The '''Thirty-Nine Articles of [[Religion]]''', drawn up in 1563, summarize the basic beliefs of the [[Church of England]]<ref>Kenneth Needham Ross, ''The Thirty-Nine Articles'', Morehouse-Goreham, 1957</ref>. They were based on Archbishop [[Thomas Cranmer]]'s forty-two Articles of Religion, written in 1553, and included such important tenets as reading of the [[Bible]] in English instead of Latin and marriage of priests. The articles are: | + | The '''Thirty-Nine Articles of [[Religion]]''', drawn up in 1563, summarize the basic beliefs of the [[Church of England]]<ref>Kenneth Needham Ross, ''The Thirty-Nine Articles'', Morehouse-Goreham, 1957</ref> and Anglican churches around the world. They were based on Archbishop [[Thomas Cranmer]]'s forty-two Articles of Religion, written in 1553, and included the key doctrinal emphases of the [[Protestant Reformation]] as well as approval of married priests and the conducting of public worship in the language of the people (rather than in Latin). The articles are: |