Thirty-Nine Articles

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Anglican formulary confession of faith doctrinal statement symbolic text

The Thirty-Nine Articles are a foundational set of doctrinal statements that define the core beliefs and theological positions of the Anglican tradition.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion	23
Thirty-Nine Articles canonical	18
the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion	3
Thirty‑Nine Articles	2
39 Articles of Religion 1571	1
Article I Of Faith in the Holy Trinity	1
Article VI Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation	1
Article XI Of the Justification of Man	1
Article XIX Of the Church	1
Article XX Of the Authority of the Church	1
Articles of Religion of the Church of England	1
Methodist Articles of Religion	1
Thirty-Nine Articles (Anglican tradition)	1
Thirty-nine Articles of Religion	1
Thirty‑Nine Articles of Religion	1
Thirty‑Nine Articles of Religion (Church of England)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T84305 — 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: Thirty-Nine Articles
Context triple: [Anglican Communion, hasDoctrinalStandard, Thirty-Nine Articles]

A. Westminster Confession of Faith
The Westminster Confession of Faith is a 17th-century Reformed doctrinal standard that systematically sets out key Calvinist beliefs on theology, worship, and church life.
B. Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
C. Athanasian Creed
The Athanasian Creed is a Christian statement of faith from the early medieval period that provides a detailed and authoritative formulation of Trinitarian doctrine and the nature of Christ.
D. Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.
E. Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church is the primary body of ecclesiastical law that defines the church’s structure, governance, and disciplinary regulations in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
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: Thirty-Nine Articles
Target entity description: The Thirty-Nine Articles are a foundational set of doctrinal statements that define the core beliefs and theological positions of the Anglican tradition.

A. Westminster Confession of Faith
The Westminster Confession of Faith is a 17th-century Reformed doctrinal standard that systematically sets out key Calvinist beliefs on theology, worship, and church life.
B. Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
C. Athanasian Creed
The Athanasian Creed is a Christian statement of faith from the early medieval period that provides a detailed and authoritative formulation of Trinitarian doctrine and the nature of Christ.
D. Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.
E. Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church is the primary body of ecclesiastical law that defines the church’s structure, governance, and disciplinary regulations in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican formulary ⓘ confession of faith ⓘ doctrinal statement ⓘ symbolic text ⓘ
affirmsDoctrine	Trinity ⓘ authority of Scripture ⓘ justification by faith ⓘ original sin ⓘ
approvedBy	Convocation of Canterbury ⓘ Convocation of York ⓘ
compiledUnder	Archbishop Matthew Parker ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfAdoption	1571 ⓘ
dateOfOrigin	1563 ⓘ
genre	ecclesiastical law text ⓘ
hasPart	Article I Of Faith in the Holy Trinity ⓘ linked to: Thirty-Nine Articles Article VI Of the Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation ⓘ linked to: Thirty-Nine Articles Article XI Of the Justification of Man ⓘ linked to: Thirty-Nine Articles Article XIX Of the Church ⓘ linked to: Thirty-Nine Articles Article XVII Of Predestination and Election ⓘ Article XXV Of the Sacraments ⓘ linked to: Holy Orders Article XXVIII Of the Lord’s Supper ⓘ Article XXXI Of the one Oblation of Christ finished upon the Cross ⓘ Article XXXVII Of the Civil Magistrates ⓘ
influenced	Anglican Communion churches ⓘ linked to: Anglican Communion Anglican theology ⓘ Methodist Articles of Religion ⓘ linked to: Thirty-Nine Articles Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America ⓘ linked to: Episcopal Church
influencedBy	Augustinian theology ⓘ Lutheran confessions ⓘ Medieval scholasticism ⓘ Reformed theology ⓘ linked to: Reformed churches
language	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ
listsSacrament	Baptism ⓘ Lord’s Supper ⓘ linked to: Holy Eucharist
numberOfArticles	39 ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
positionOnSacraments	recognizes two sacraments of the Gospel ⓘ
predecessor	Forty-Two Articles ⓘ
ratifiedBy	Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
regulates	doctrine of the Church of England ⓘ
rejectsDoctrine	invocation of saints as necessary ⓘ purgatory as commonly taught ⓘ transubstantiation ⓘ
religiousTradition	Anglicanism ⓘ linked to: Anglican Communion Church of England ⓘ
statusInAnglicanism	historic standard of doctrine ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	Protestant ⓘ Reformed-leaning ⓘ

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Referenced by (58)

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

Anglican Communion → hasDoctrinalStandard → Thirty-Nine Articles ⓘ

Church of England → doctrineBasis → Thirty-Nine Articles ⓘ

Thirty-Nine Articles → influenced → Methodist Articles of Religion ⓘ