Angelcirice
Sēo Angelcirice is sēo gestaþolede cirice on Englum[1]. Hēo is ēac sēo "Modorcirice" þǣre woruldwīde Anglecyndan Gemænsumnessa and sēo ieldeste þāra Gemǣnsumnessa eahta and þrittig ungewildera þēodciricena and grundscēatciricena.
Sēo Angelcirice sēoþ self swā begen eallic and ednīwe: [2]
- Eallic forþǣm þe hēo sīehþ hīe selfe swā Cristes eallīce cirican dǣl sēo gesingalaþ ungebrocene sēo ære apostolīce and æfterielda cirice. Þēs is gesceawan in hire fæstnes to þā lāra þara æran Cirice Hēahfæderas, swā man hīe leornaþ in þǣm crēdum[3].
- Ednīwe forþǣm sēo Cirice þigeþ þā lārcwidas þǣre Cirice Ednīwung. Sēo Ednīwe cynd is gesceawod in þǣm Nigon and Þrēotig Trametum, gestaðelod for þǣm æfæstnessehte under Elisabeþ I Engla Cwēn. Þǣre Angelcirican sidan and þegnungbōc, þæt cyðaþ sēo Mǣnelic Bed Bōc, sind gewefen fram ieldrum Rēmiscum geselenise ac āwended be þǣre Ednīwunge lārcwidum[4].
Sēo Angelcirice hæfþ 44 biscoprīce ǣlc mid his sylfrum biscope (twegen and fēowertig on Englum, āna ofer Manīege and þone Biscop of Calpis in Europan). Þissa sind twegen ercebiscopes; se Ercebiscop of Cantawarabyrig and se Ercebiscop of Eoforwice.
Sēo Cirice hæfþ hire ambiht ofer Englalande, Manīege and missenlicum prēostscīrum on Wealum. Hēo is dǣl þæs rīces ac mæste ungewildera; hēo hæfþ his selfe "witenagemot"; þā Gemǣne Synoðe. Sēo Gemǣne Synoþ hæfþ þrēo hūs; þæt Biscopa Hūs, þæt Prēosta Hūs and þæt Læwedera Hūs.
Oþ 1920 wæron eallan Wylisc biscoprīcu in þǣre Angelcirican. Fram 1801 oþ 1871 wæs sēo Angelcirice geānlæht mid þǣre Īracicircan swā Sēo Geānlæhte Cirice of Englalande and Īrlande.
Glēsing[adihtan | adihtan fruman]
- The History of the Church of England. The Archbishops' Council of the Church of England. (on Nīwenglisce: )
- http://www.cofe.anglican.org/faith/anglican/
- http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/churchlawlegis/canons/church.pdf
- http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/churchlawlegis/canons/church.pdf