Today Prince George was christened at the Chapel Royal in St. James Palace. One of his eventual roles, Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church of England. The Church was formed when King Henry VIII separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534 when Pope Clement VII refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon so he could marry Anne Boleyn. Pope Leo X originally gave the title Defender of the Faith to Henry VIII as a reward for writing his pamphlet, Declaration of the Seven Sacraments Against Martin Luther. Upon Henry’s break with the papacy the title was taken away from him. Parliament restored the title to the king in 1544 and is still a very important role of all British sovereigns.
The queen is very religious and attends church every Sunday. She is usually at Windsor Castle at the weekend and worships at St. George's Chapel with Prince Philip. While The Duke of Edinburgh is very religious, in typical Phil fashion he insists on time limits for his sermons. Prince Charles is a known for being very spiritual and is even learning Arabic in order to study the Koran, which is very controversial, as he will be Defender of the Faith of the Church of England. His sister Princess Ann and brother Prince Andrew are not known to have strong religious views while their younger brother Edward is so religious one girlfriend is known to have dumped him because of it! In 1950, nearly 70 percent of the British population was baptized into the Church of England, which most Brits refer to as the CofE. In 2010, fewer than 20 percent were baptized into the CofE.
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The queen is very religious and attends church every Sunday. She is usually at Windsor Castle at the weekend and worships at St. George's Chapel with Prince Philip. While The Duke of Edinburgh is very religious, in typical Phil fashion he insists on time limits for his sermons. Prince Charles is a known for being very spiritual and is even learning Arabic in order to study the Koran, which is very controversial, as he will be Defender of the Faith of the Church of England. His sister Princess Ann and brother Prince Andrew are not known to have strong religious views while their younger brother Edward is so religious one girlfriend is known to have dumped him because of it! In 1950, nearly 70 percent of the British population was baptized into the Church of England, which most Brits refer to as the CofE. In 2010, fewer than 20 percent were baptized into the CofE.
