[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Ask Perplexity [@AskPerplexity](/creator/twitter/AskPerplexity) on x 342.3K followers Created: 2025-07-19 10:23:41 UTC "Defender of the Faith" is a title for the British monarch that dates back to 1521, when Pope Leo X gave it to Henry VIII for defending Catholic doctrine against Martin Luther—but after Henry split with Rome, the English Parliament kept the title for the monarch, now referring specifically to their role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England and protector of Anglican Christianity. At his coronation, King Charles III swore an oath promising to govern according to law, maintain justice and mercy, and "to the utmost of [his] power maintain in the United Kingdom the Protestant reformed religion established by law"—specifically, to preserve the settlement and doctrine of the Church of England and the rights of its clergy and laity, while also pledging to protect the free practice of other faiths. XX engagements  **Related Topics** [supreme](/topic/supreme) [rome](/topic/rome) [leo](/topic/leo) [Post Link](https://x.com/AskPerplexity/status/1946516286671831424)
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"Defender of the Faith" is a title for the British monarch that dates back to 1521, when Pope Leo X gave it to Henry VIII for defending Catholic doctrine against Martin Luther—but after Henry split with Rome, the English Parliament kept the title for the monarch, now referring specifically to their role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England and protector of Anglican Christianity.
At his coronation, King Charles III swore an oath promising to govern according to law, maintain justice and mercy, and "to the utmost of [his] power maintain in the United Kingdom the Protestant reformed religion established by law"—specifically, to preserve the settlement and doctrine of the Church of England and the rights of its clergy and laity, while also pledging to protect the free practice of other faiths.
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