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Gardiner, Stephen
Gardiner, Stephen (c.1490–1555) Bishop of Winchester (1531–51; 1553–55). A protégé of Thomas WOLSEY, he assisted in the negotiations to secure HENRY VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. He defended the royal supremacy over the Church, most notably in De Vera Obedientia (1535), but was opposed to Protestantism. Under EDWARD VI he was imprisoned (1548–53) and deprived of his see. MARY I restored him to Winchester, made him Lord Chancellor, and relied on him until his death.
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"Gardiner, Stephen." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gardiner, Stephen." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-GardinerStephen.html "Gardiner, Stephen." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-GardinerStephen.html |
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Gardiner, Stephen
Gardiner, Stephen (c.1497–1555), Bp. of Winchester from 1531. He was employed in negotiations with Rome for annulling Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, and in 1533 he acted as an assessor in the court which declared the marriage null and void. For a time he accepted the royal supremacy but he opposed the Reformist influence of T. Cromwell. He was imprisoned under Edward VI and deprived of his bishopric but restored by Mary and became Lord High Chancellor.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gardiner, Stephen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gardiner, Stephen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GardinerStephen.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gardiner, Stephen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GardinerStephen.html |
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