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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Ken canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| 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
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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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