Royal Peculiar

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A Royal Peculiar is a Church of England parish or chapel that is exempt from diocesan authority and instead falls directly under the jurisdiction of the British monarch.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Church of England institution ⓘ
ecclesiastical jurisdiction ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Church of England ⓘ
associatedWith British Crown ⓘ
Royal ceremonies ⓘ
authorityExemptFrom diocesan bishop ⓘ
local diocesan structures ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
distinguishedFrom cathedral under diocesan bishop ⓘ
ordinary Church of England parish ⓘ
governedBy British monarch ⓘ
governedUnder English ecclesiastical law ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus direct royal jurisdiction ⓘ
hasDefiningCharacteristic exempt from diocesan authority ⓘ
subject directly to the British monarch ⓘ
hasEtymology "peculiar" meaning special jurisdiction ⓘ
"royal" referring to the Crown's authority ⓘ
hasHistoricalConnectionWith English monarchy ⓘ
linked to: English monarchs

Royal Household ⓘ
hasHistoricalOrigin medieval English church law ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver specific parish or chapel ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasNotableExample Chapel Royal, St James's Palace ⓘ
linked to: Chapel Royal

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle ⓘ
The Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace ⓘ
linked to: Chapel Royal

The Chapel Royal, Tower of London ⓘ
The Chapel of St John the Evangelist, Tower of London ⓘ
The Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London ⓘ
The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy ⓘ
linked to: Savoy Chapel

The Queen's Chapel, St James's Palace ⓘ
linked to: Chapel Royal

The Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor Great Park ⓘ
Westminster Abbey ⓘ
legalStatus special ecclesiastical status ⓘ
partOf Church of England ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
subclassOf peculiar (ecclesiastical jurisdiction) ⓘ
typicalBuildingType chapel ⓘ
parish church ⓘ
typicalUse royal family religious services ⓘ
royal worship ⓘ
state occasions ⓘ
ultimateEcclesiasticalAuthority British monarch ⓘ
usedIn England ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Dean and Canons of Windsor → diocese → Royal Peculiar of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle ⓘ
linked to: Royal Peculiar
Choir of St George’s Chapel → partOf → Royal Peculiar of St George’s Chapel ⓘ
linked to: Royal Peculiar
Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula → ecclesiasticalJurisdiction → Royal Peculiar of the Tower of London ⓘ
linked to: Royal Peculiar
Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula → diocese → Royal Peculiar (outside diocesan structure) ⓘ
linked to: Royal Peculiar
Canons of Windsor → jurisdiction → Royal Peculiar of St George’s Chapel ⓘ
linked to: Royal Peculiar
Canon Treasurer → associatedWith → Royal Peculiar of St George’s Chapel ⓘ
linked to: Royal Peculiar
Canon Chancellor of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle → associatedWith → Royal Peculiar of St George's Chapel ⓘ
subject linked to: Canon Chancellor
linked to: Royal Peculiar
Sub-Dean of Westminster → associatedWith → Royal Peculiar of Westminster Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Royal Peculiar