Thomas Ken

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Thomas Ken was a 17th-century English Anglican bishop, hymn writer, and one of the Seven Bishops who opposed James II’s religious policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican bishop
English person
human
hymn writer
associatedWith Diocese of Bath and Wells
surface form: Bath and Wells Diocese

Winchester College
birthPlace Little Berkhamsted
surface form: Little Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire
burialPlace Frome
surface form: Frome, Somerset
centuryOfActivity 17th century
18th century
clergyRole chaplain to King Charles II
chaplain to Princess Mary at The Hague
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1637
dateOfDeath 1711
deathPlace Longleat House
surface form: Longleat, Wiltshire
denomination Church of England
educatedAt New College, Oxford
Winchester College
familyName Ken
genre hymns
givenName Thomas
hasHonorificPrefix The Right Reverend
influenced English hymnody
knownFor imprisonment in the Tower of London as one of the Seven Bishops
refusal to publish the Declaration of Indulgence in his diocese
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Seven Bishops
notableWork Evening Hymn
Midnight Hymn
Matins
surface form: Morning Hymn

Gloria Patri
surface form: Praise God from whom all blessings flow
occupation bishop
hymn writer
opposed James II of England
Declaration of Indulgence
surface form: James II’s Declaration of Indulgence
participatedIn trial of the Seven Bishops (1688)
surface form: Trial of the Seven Bishops
politicalStance opponent of royal interference in the Church of England
positionHeld Bishop of Bath and Wells
religion Anglicanism
Church of England
residence Bishop’s Palace, Wells
surface form: Palace of the Bishop of Bath and Wells
wroteText All praise to thee, my God, this night
Awake, my soul, and with the sun
Doxology: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow
Glory to thee, my God, this night

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Seven Bishops member Thomas Ken
Izaak Walton relative Thomas Ken