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Bookmark or Share- Thomas Cranmer | Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformer & MartyrThomas Cranmer (born July 2, 1489, Aslacton, Nottinghamshire, England—died March 21, 1556, Oxford) was the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury (1533–56), adviser to the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI. As archbishop, he put the English Bible in parish churches, drew up the Book of Common Prayer, and composed a litany that ...
- Thomas Cranmer: The First Protestant Archbishop of CanterburyThomas Cranmer is known as one of the architects of Anglicanism due to his role in establishing it during Henry VIII’s reign. During his time as Archbishop, he helped to create the Church of England which is still in use today. He also wrote many of its official documents including the Book of Common Prayer.
- Thomas Cranmer - Reformation, Anglican Church, MartyrHis belief in the divine right of kings to rule the church as well as the state and his biblical theology made him the characteristic Anglican of his day: the intellectual and in part the spiritual founder-father of the Reformed church in England. Geoffrey R. Elton The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Thomas Cranmer - Reformation, Anglican ...
- Thomas Cranmer summary | BritannicaThomas Cranmer, (born July 2, 1489, Aslacton, Nottinghamshire, Eng.—died March 21, 1556, Oxford), First Protestant archbishop of Canterbury. Educated at the University of Cambridge, he was ordained in 1523. He became involved in Henry VIII ’s negotiations with the pope over divorcing Catherine of Aragon.
- Thomas Cranmer - WikipediaThomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I.
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