CRANMER, THOMAS


Meaning of CRANMER, THOMAS in English

(1489-1556) English Reformer; Archbishop of Canterbury; Supported Henry VIII in effort to divorce Catherine of Aragon; introduced moderate reforms; revised Anglican liturgy produced first and second Book of Common Prayer; martyred for treason and heresy under Mary Tudor; recanted under duress, be denied his recantation while being burned at stake.

Theological and philosophical biography English dict.      Английский словарь богословской и философской биографии .