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Hugh Latimer

Type Figure Region England Time c. 1487–1555 Also known as Hugh Latimer、Latimer

English reformist bishop and famous preacher. He served as Bishop of Worcester, then resigned to focus on evangelical preaching.…

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  1. c. 1487–1539England · EnglandAfter studying at Cambridge he became Bishop of Worcester, gradually shifting to an evangelical stance under the influence of reformist ideas, and resigned the bishopric in 1539.
  2. 1547–1553London · LondonUnder Edward VI he preached publicly at court and in London, advancing the English Reformation with popular and powerful sermons, reaching the height of his influence between 1548 and 1550.
  3. 1554–1555Oxford · OxfordshireAfter Mary I restored Catholicism he was arrested and imprisoned, and on October 16, 1555 was burned at the stake at Oxford together with Nicholas Ridley.

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