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Hugh Latimer ( c. 1487 – 16 October 1555) was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and Bishop of Worcester during the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI. In 1555 under the Catholic Queen Mary I he was burned at the stake, becoming one of the three Oxford Martyrs of Anglicanism .
Hugh Latimer (born c. 1485, Thurcaston, Leicestershire, Eng.—died Oct. 16, 1555, Oxford) was an English Protestant who advanced the cause of the Reformation in England through his vigorous preaching and through the inspiration of his martyrdom. Latimer was the son of a prosperous yeoman farmer.
Hugh Alexander Forbes Latimer (12 May 1913 – 12 June 2006) was an English actor and toy maker. He was educated at Oundle and Caius College, Cambridge, where he joined Footlights. He briefly attended the Central School of Speech and Drama, before appearing in White Cargo at the Brixton Theatre in 1936.
Oct 10, 2005 · Hugh Latimer was about seventy when he went to the stake. A former Bishop of Worcester, he was later an influential preacher and chaplain in London and at Edward VI’s court. Nicholas Ridley, in his early fifties, had been Bishop of London and an outspoken supporter of the attempt to make Lady Jane Grey queen instead of ‘Bloody’ Mary.
Feb 9, 2024 · Hugh Latimer (1487-1555) was a Protestant Reformer and martyr. Under the reign of Queen Mary I, he was burned at the stake together with Nicholas Ridley.
Jul 22, 2017 · The elder of the two men was Hugh Latimer. He was seventy years old when he was burned alive as a martyr of the Gospel. Latimer’s life was already well spent, and “Old Father Latimer,” as he was known, had already lit a candle in England that would never go out.
Jun 27, 2018 · The English Protestant bishop Hugh Latimer (ca. 1492-1555) was an influential preacher of the first generation of English reformers. For a time bishop of Worcester, he was martyred as an arch-heretic.
