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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The state church started by Elizabeth I in England is known as the
A
Calvinist Church
B
Protestant Church
C
Anglican Church
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Church of England, or Anglican Church, is the primary state church in England, where the concepts of church and state are linked. The Church of England is considered the original church of the Anglican Communion, which represents over 85 million people in more than 165 countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -As well as being the established Church in England, the Church of England has also become the mother church of the Anglican Communion, a group of separate churches that are in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury and for whom he is the focus of unity.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word Anglican originates in Anglicana ecclesia libera sit, a phrase from the Magna Carta dated 15 June 1215, meaning “the Anglican Church shall be free". Adherents of Anglicanism are called Anglicans.

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