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Nicholas Ridley (martyr)
Bishop of London; Anglican Saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the 16th-century English bishop. For the 20th-century English politician, see Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale.
Nicholas Ridley (c. 1500 – 16 October 1555) was an English Bishop of London (the only bishop called "Bishop of London and Westminster"[1]). Ridley was one of the Oxford Martyrs burned at the stake during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey. He is remembered with a commemoration in the calendar of saints (with Hugh Latimer) in some parts of the Anglican Communion (Church of England) on 16 October.[2]
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Nicholas Ridley | |
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Bishop of London and Westminster | |
![]() Late 16th century portrait of Nicholas Ridley in the National Portrait Gallery, London | |
Church | Church of England |
Installed | 1550 |
Term ended | 1553 |
Predecessor | Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London |
Successor | Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Rochester (1547–1550) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 5 September 1547 by Henry Holbeach |
Personal details | |
Born | Nicholas Ridley c. 1500 South Tynedale, Northumberland, England |
Died | 16 October 1555 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 16 October |
Venerated in | Anglican Communion |
Title as Saint | Oxford Martyr |
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