Hugh Latimer (born towards 1485/90, dead on October 16th 1555) is an English theologist and one of the great figures of the Martyrologe Protesting.

Life

Born from a family of farmers in Thurcaston in the Leicestershire, it enters to the college of Peterhouse to Cambridge as of the 14 years age, where it enjoys a reputation of good pupil. After having obtained its diploma it enters the orders and cuts this time a reputation of dedicated Catholique. It starts by being opposed to the ideas Lutherans which are spread at its time, but the meeting with the clerk Thomas Bilney will modify his point of view deeply.

In 1510, it is elected fellow (member) of Clare College with Cambridge and in 1522 it is named priest at the university. It is pointed out for its doctrines reformist, in particular by the authorities which start to supervise it. Under the reign of Henri VIII it makes two stays in prison in the tower of London in 1539 and 1546.

Under the reign of the son of Henri VIII, ÉdouardVI, it returns in grace while the church of England engages in the Protestant reform. But when the very catholic Marie Tudor succeeds her Edouard brother, it is stopped and judged because of the convictions that it defended with Oxford then thrown in prison. In October 1555, it is burned alive in front of the college of Balliol.

Latimer is carried out in company of Nicholas Ridley. John Foxe reports that he would have said to this one:

Be off good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man; we shall this day light such has candle, by God' S grace, in England, ace I trust shall never Be could out.

Memory

A monument with the martyrs was set up at the time victorienne with the memory of Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer - that the history calls the martyrs of Oxford . It is drawn up close to the place of their execution in Oxford. The room Latimer de Clare College, in Cambridge, was named in its honor.

See too

Internal bonds

External bonds

  • Hugh Latimer - Protesting Martyr

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