Church of England in the Colony of Virginia
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The Church of England in the Colony of Virginia was the established Anglican church that shaped the religious, social, and political life of colonial Virginia until the American Revolution.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4941437 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Church of England in the Colony of Virginia Context triple: [Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, predecessor, Church of England in the Colony of Virginia]
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A.
Aquia Church
Aquia Church is a historic 18th-century Episcopal church in Virginia known for its distinctive colonial architecture and well-preserved interior.
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B.
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims is a historic Congregational church in Brooklyn Heights, New York, renowned for its 19th-century abolitionist activism and influential pastor Henry Ward Beecher.
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C.
Yeocomico Church
Yeocomico Church is one of the oldest colonial-era Anglican churches in Virginia, noted for its 17th-century architecture and well-preserved historic character.
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D.
Westminster Chapel
Westminster Chapel is a historic evangelical church in central London known for its influential Reformed preaching and ministry in the 20th century.
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E.
Dissenters’ chapel
Dissenters’ chapel is a nonconformist place of worship within Kensal Green Cemetery, historically used by Protestant groups outside the Church of England for funeral and memorial services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Church of England in the Colony of Virginia Target entity description: The Church of England in the Colony of Virginia was the established Anglican church that shaped the religious, social, and political life of colonial Virginia until the American Revolution.
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A.
Aquia Church
Aquia Church is a historic 18th-century Episcopal church in Virginia known for its distinctive colonial architecture and well-preserved interior.
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B.
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims is a historic Congregational church in Brooklyn Heights, New York, renowned for its 19th-century abolitionist activism and influential pastor Henry Ward Beecher.
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C.
Yeocomico Church
Yeocomico Church is one of the oldest colonial-era Anglican churches in Virginia, noted for its 17th-century architecture and well-preserved historic character.
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D.
Westminster Chapel
Westminster Chapel is a historic evangelical church in central London known for its influential Reformed preaching and ministry in the 20th century.
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E.
Dissenters’ chapel
Dissenters’ chapel is a nonconformist place of worship within Kensal Green Cemetery, historically used by Protestant groups outside the Church of England for funeral and memorial services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican church
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established church ⓘ religious institution ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Colony of Virginia
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linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
|
| associatedWith |
Virginia gentry
ⓘ
planter elite of Virginia ⓘ |
| churchPolity | episcopal polity ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| denomination | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy |
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
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disestablishment acts of the Virginia General Assembly ⓘ |
| doctrine | Thirty-Nine Articles ⓘ |
| endTime | 1786 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
English Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of England
House of Burgesses ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism |
parish levies
ⓘ
public taxation ⓘ tithes in tobacco ⓘ |
| governingBody |
colonial legislature of Virginia
ⓘ
parish vestry ⓘ |
| hadJurisdictionOver |
glebe lands
ⓘ
maintenance of parish churches ⓘ parish poor relief ⓘ parishes in Virginia ⓘ |
| hasClergyTitle |
minister
ⓘ
parson ⓘ rector ⓘ |
| hasLayOffice |
churchwarden
ⓘ
vestryman ⓘ |
| hasPriesthoodType | ordained clergy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
colonial America
ⓘ
linked to:
Colonial America
pre-Revolutionary Virginia ⓘ |
| influenced |
education in colonial Virginia
ⓘ
moral regulation in colonial Virginia ⓘ political culture in colonial Virginia ⓘ social hierarchy in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
established religion
ⓘ
state church ⓘ |
| liturgy | Book of Common Prayer ⓘ |
| mainClassification | Protestantism ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Church of England ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglican Communion (historical precursor)
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglican Communion
|
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| region |
Chesapeake colonies
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Colonies
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Parson's Cause
ⓘ
Two Penny Act controversy ⓘ creation of parishes in early 17th century Virginia ⓘ disestablishment after the American Revolution ⓘ support by colonial taxation laws ⓘ |
| startTime | 1619 ⓘ |
| successor |
Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia
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linked to:
Episcopal Church
|
| theology | Reformed ⓘ |
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Subject: Church of England in the Colony of Virginia Description of subject: The Church of England in the Colony of Virginia was the established Anglican church that shaped the religious, social, and political life of colonial Virginia until the American Revolution.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Church of England in the Colony of Virginia
Parson's Cause case involving Patrick Henry
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appliesToJurisdiction
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Church of England clergy in Virginia
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linked to: Church of England in the Colony of Virginia
linked to: Church of England in the Colony of Virginia
linked to: Church of England in the Colony of Virginia