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Hugh Latimer (c. 1485-
October 16,
1555) was the
bishop of Worcester, and by his death he became a famous
martyr among
Protestants and the
Church of England.
Latimer was born into a family of farmers in
Thurcaston,
Leicestershire. From around 14 years of age he started to attend
Peterhouse, Cambridge, and was known as a good student. After receiving his
academic degrees and being
ordained, he developed a reputation as a very zealous
Roman Catholic. At first he opposed the
Lutheran opinion of his day, but his views changed after meeting the clergyman
Thomas Bilney.
In
1510, he was elected a Fellow of
Clare College, Cambridge and in
1522 became university preacher. He became noted for his
reformist teachings, which attracted the attention of the authorities. He became a noted preacher more widely. In 1535, he was appointed
Bishop of Worcester, in succession to an
Italian absentee, and promoted reformed teachings in his diocese. In
1539, he opposed
Henry VIII's
Six Articles, with the result that he was forced to resign his bishopric and imprisoned in the
Tower of London (where he was again in
1546).
During the reign of Henry's son
Edward VI, he was restored to favour as the English church moved in a more
Protestant direction, becoming court preacher until 1550. He then served as chaplain to
Katherine Duchess of Suffolk. However, when Edward VI's sister
Queen Mary I came to the throne, he was tried for his beliefs and teachings in
Oxford and
imprisoned. In October
1555 he was
burned at the stake outside
Balliol College, Oxford.
Latimer was executed beside
Nicholas Ridley. He is quoted as having said to Ridley:
» Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man; we'll this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
The deaths of Latimer, Ridley and later
Cranmer — now known as the
Oxford Martyrs — are commemorated in Oxford by the Victorian
Martyrs' Memorial which is located near the actual execution site. The Latimer room in Clare College, Cambridge is named after him.
Latimer's belief in Christ's return
Hugh Latimer said, "It may come in my days, old as I am, or in my children's days, the saints shall be taken up to meet Christ in the air, and so shall come down with Him again" (cf. 1 Thessalonians 4).
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