Thomas Helwys

E182584

Thomas Helwys was an early 17th-century English religious reformer best known for co-founding the first Baptist congregation and advocating for complete religious liberty, including for those of differing faiths.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Thomas Helwys canonical 10
John Smyth 2
Helwys 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baptist minister ⓘ
English religious reformer ⓘ
person ⓘ
advocatedFor freedom of conscience ⓘ
religious freedom for Catholics ⓘ
religious freedom for Jews ⓘ
religious freedom for Muslims ⓘ
religious liberty for all ⓘ
separation of church and state ⓘ
associatedWith Amsterdam English Separatist congregation ⓘ
John Smyth ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Helwys
birthDate c. 1575 ⓘ
birthPlace Broxtowe Hall ⓘ
Nottinghamshire ⓘ
causeOfImprisonment challenging the king’s authority in religious matters ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 17th century ⓘ
coFounded General Baptist movement ⓘ
first Baptist congregation ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
countryOfDeath Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate c. 1616 ⓘ
deathPlace Newgate Prison ⓘ
denomination General Baptist ⓘ
era early 17th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Helwys ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Helwys
founded Baptist congregation at Spitalfields ⓘ
first Baptist church on English soil ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
imprisonedIn Newgate Prison ⓘ
languageOfWork A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity, English ⓘ
likelyCauseOfDeath imprisonment-related conditions ⓘ
movedTo Amsterdam ⓘ
movement Baptist movement ⓘ
English Separatism ⓘ
name Thomas Helwys ⓘ
notableFor advocacy of complete religious liberty ⓘ
co-founding the first Baptist congregation ⓘ
defending freedom of conscience for all faiths ⓘ
notableWork A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity ⓘ
occupation religious leader ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
writer ⓘ
opposed religious persecution ⓘ
state control of religion ⓘ
publicationDate A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity, 1612 ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
returnedTo England ⓘ
wroteTo King James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

English Separatist movement → notableMember → John Smyth ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Helwys
Thomas Helwys → name → Thomas Helwys ⓘ
Thomas Helwys → familyName → Helwys ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Helwys
Thomas Helwys → associatedWith → John Smyth ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Helwys
Broxtowe Hall → birthplaceOf → Thomas Helwys ⓘ
Broxtowe Hall → familyHomeOf → Thomas Helwys ⓘ
Broxtowe Hall → associatedWith → Thomas Helwys ⓘ
A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity → author → Thomas Helwys ⓘ
A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity → associatedWithPerson → Thomas Helwys ⓘ