wintermute
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| Quote (Stephen Elliott @ Mar. 22 2007,12:20) | | Quote (wintermute @ Mar. 22 2007,09:51) | ...
The Queen has amongst her titles "Supreme Governor of the Church of England" and "Defender of the Faith" - the latter, ironically, was granted to Henry VIII by Pope Leo XI, ... |
Well, I'll be jiggered! Never knew that. I was under the assumption that Henry VIII, awarded that title to himself upon forming the CofE. Thanks for that tidbit, but according to this
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9029735/defender-of-the-faith
it was actually conferred by Pope Leo X. Small niggle (and damned if I know who is correct), on a good bit of re-education for me. TY. |
Ah, you are correct. Mea culpa.
I went to Wikipedia to check my facts, and still managed to write down the wrong pontiff.
I was sure it said XI, when I looked the first time. Ah, well.
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