George van Parris

Who is George van Parris?

George van Parris was a Dutch Arian, who was burnt at the stake in London by his fellow Protestants.

George van Parris was a member of the Stranger's Church congregation, and his excommunication and subsequent burning were done with the agreement of the pastor of the congregation, John Lasco. Sponsor of the congregation, King Edward VI, in his diary records "A certain Arian, of the strangers, a Dutchman, being excommunicated by the congregation, was, after long disputation, condemned to the fire."