Richard Bancroft
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Richard Bancroft was an influential English churchman and Archbishop of Canterbury who played a key role in overseeing the production of the King James Bible.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Bancroft canonical | 6 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican bishop
ⓘ
Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ English churchman ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| appointedAs Archbishop of Canterbury | 1604 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1544 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Farnworth
ⓘ
surface form:
Farnworth, Lancashire
Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Canterbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| consecratedAs | Bishop of London ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1597 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1610 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Lambeth Palace ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| educatedAt |
Christ’s College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesus College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the King James Version of the Bible ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defence of episcopacy in the Church of England
ⓘ
opposition to Puritanism ⓘ supervising the production of the King James Bible ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| monarchDuringOffice |
Elizabeth I of England
ⓘ
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form:
James I of England
|
| notableEvent | helped organize the Hampton Court Conference (1604) ⓘ |
| notableWork | oversight of the King James Bible translation ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
ⓘ
prelate ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Canterbury
ⓘ
Bishop of London ⓘ Bishop of London ⓘ
surface form:
Bishop of London in the Church of England
Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral (elect, not confirmed) ⓘ chaplain to Archbishop Matthew Parker ⓘ rector of St Andrew, Holborn ⓘ treasurer of St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ |
| predecessor | John Whitgift ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
Church of England ⓘ |
| residence | Lambeth Palace ⓘ |
| successor | George Abbot ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
anti-Puritan
ⓘ
high-church Anglican ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.