History glossary
Cranmer's Prayer Book
Thomas Cranmer's English liturgy that shaped Protestant worship under Edward VI and Elizabeth I.
- Category
- Religious text
- Region
- England
- Date range
- 1549-1552
What it means
Cranmer's Prayer Book refers to the English liturgical books shaped by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, especially the 1549 and 1552 Books of Common Prayer. They replaced Latin worship with English services and provided the foundation for later Elizabethan worship.
