John Whitgift
Religious Leader
1530 – 1604
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Who was John Whitgift?
John Whitgift was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583 to his death. Noted for his hospitality, he was somewhat ostentatious in his habits, sometimes visiting Canterbury and other towns attended by a retinue of 800 horses. Whitgift's theological views were often controversial.
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- Born
- 1530
Grimsby - Religion
- Anglicanism
- Nationality
- England
- Education
- Pembroke College, Cambridge
- Queens' College, Cambridge
- University of Cambridge
- Lived in
- Grimsby
- Died
- Feb 29, 1604
Lambeth Palace
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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