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Whittingham, William
Whittingham, William (c.1524–79). Translator of the Bible. Educated at Oxford, where he became a fellow of All Souls, Whittingham travelled on the continent from 1550, mixing in calvinist circles. He spent the reign of Mary in exile, succeeding John Knox in 1559 as minister at Geneva. Much of his time was devoted to a new translation of the Bible, the ‘breeches version’, published in Geneva in 1560. Until the issue of the Authorized Version in 1611, this was by far the most popular translation. Returning to England in 1560, he was appointed by Elizabeth to the deanery of Durham in 1563. Objection was made to his puritan tendencies, including dislike of the surplice, and he was said not to have been validly ordained. He died before these charges had been adjudicated.
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JOHN CANNON. "Whittingham, William." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Whittingham, William." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-WhittinghamWilliam.html JOHN CANNON. "Whittingham, William." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-WhittinghamWilliam.html |
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Whittingham, William
Whittingham, William (c.1524–79), Dean of Durham. His Calvinistic views forced him to flee from England during Mary's reign. He followed J. Knox to Geneva and in 1559 succeeded him as minister, apparently without receiving any ordination. In 1563 he was made Dean of Durham. His iconoclasm and failure to conform to the BCP led E. *Sandys, Abp. of York, to try to deprive him on the ground that he had not been validly ordained, but he died before the proceedings were concluded.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Whittingham, William." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Whittingham, William." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-WhittinghamWilliam.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Whittingham, William." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-WhittinghamWilliam.html |
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