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It came into existence in Ireland in the 12th and 13th centuries and was continued by the Church of Ireland, the established church, from the time of the Tudor conquest.
Orthodox Christianity became the established church of the Axumite Kingdom under king Ezana in the 4th century through the efforts of a Syrian Greek named Frumentius, known to the churches' followers as Abba Selama, Kesaté Birhan ("Father of Peace, Revealer of Light").
It applies only in England and Wales, and does not cover the Church of England (that country's Established Church): it is exempt from the Act's requirements.
Unlike in the United Kingdom, where the term (Fidei defensor, in Latin) signifies the sovereign's position as Supreme Governor of the Church of England and a member and defender of the security of the Church of Scotland, there have been no established churches in Canada since before its confederation in 1867.
In 1828 the Sacramental Test Act removed the barrier that required certain public officials to be members of the Established Church.
However his asset-stripping breakaway of the Church of England from the established church saw the friary dissolved on 10 October 1538 but the house remained standing until 1606 when it was partly pulled down on the instruction of Sir George More, who carried away the materials by leave of George Austen, possibly for substantial use in building the wing which More added to Loseley Park, Artington.
The Methodists formed a new church in the early 18th century as a break away movement from the established Church (Church of England), mainly by two Anglican ministers, John Wesley, the preacher and his brother, Charles Wesley, the hymn writer.
Free church, as opposed to a state-sanctioned or established church
During the amendments to the bill on churches in 2011, János Fónagy proposed acknowledging the Sim Shalom Progressive Jewish Congregation as an established church.