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Sir William Palmer (1803–1885) was an Anglican theologian and liturgical scholar of the 19th century.

The Rev., afterwards Sir, William Palmer, Bart., of Worcester College, University of Oxford
University of Oxford

The University of Oxford , located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation in the English-speaking world....
, was author of the Origines Liturgicć and Treatise on the Church of Christ (1838). The latter formulated the notion, called the "Branch Theory
Branch theory

Branch Theory is a theological concept within Anglicanism, holding that the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion are three principal branches of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church....
" that, provided that both the Apostolic Succession
Apostolic Succession

Apostolic Succession is the doctrine in some of the more ancient Christian communions that the succession of bishops, in uninterrupted lines, is historically traceable back to the original twelve Apostles Within Catholic Christianity it "is one of four elements which define the true Church of Jesus Christ" and legitimizes the existing sacr...
, and the Faith of the Apostles
Twelve Apostles

In Christianity, apostles were missionaries among the leaders in the Early Christianity and, in the Epistle to the Hebrews, Jesus Christ himself....
 are kept intact, then there the Church exists, albeit in one of its branches.






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Sir William Palmer (1803–1885) was an Anglican theologian and liturgical scholar of the 19th century.

The Rev., afterwards Sir, William Palmer, Bart., of Worcester College, University of Oxford
University of Oxford

The University of Oxford , located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation in the English-speaking world....
, was author of the Origines Liturgicć and Treatise on the Church of Christ (1838). The latter formulated the notion, called the "Branch Theory
Branch theory

Branch Theory is a theological concept within Anglicanism, holding that the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion are three principal branches of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church....
" that, provided that both the Apostolic Succession
Apostolic Succession

Apostolic Succession is the doctrine in some of the more ancient Christian communions that the succession of bishops, in uninterrupted lines, is historically traceable back to the original twelve Apostles Within Catholic Christianity it "is one of four elements which define the true Church of Jesus Christ" and legitimizes the existing sacr...
, and the Faith of the Apostles
Twelve Apostles

In Christianity, apostles were missionaries among the leaders in the Early Christianity and, in the Epistle to the Hebrews, Jesus Christ himself....
 are kept intact, then there the Church exists, albeit in one of its branches. This was applied to the Anglican Church. He was an early supporter and influence in the Oxford Movement
Oxford Movement

The Oxford Movement or Tractarianism was an affiliation of High Church Anglicans, most of whom were members of the University of Oxford, who sought to demonstrate that the Church of England was a direct descendant of the Church established by the Twelve apostles....
, but was superseded by John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey. Palmer initially supported the Tracts for the Times, but as opposition to the Oxford Movement grew, he withdrew his support, prompting a cooling in his friendship with Newman and a slow decline in his involvement with the movement.

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