Gilbert Sheldon
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Gilbert Sheldon was a 17th-century English Archbishop of Canterbury and influential churchman who played a key role in restoring and shaping the Church of England after the English Civil War.
Statements (50)
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| instanceOf |
17th-century Anglican theologian
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Archbishop of Canterbury → English Anglican priest → human → |
| almaMater |
Oxford University
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| burialPlace |
Croydon Parish Church
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| canonizedBy |
none
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of England
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| dateOfBirth |
1598-06-19
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| dateOfDeath |
1677-11-09
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| educatedAt |
All Souls College, Oxford
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Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED → |
| familyName |
Sheldon
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| givenName |
Gilbert
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| hasHonor |
member of the Privy Council
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| influenced |
Anglican uniformity legislation
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Restoration religious policy in England → |
| knownFor |
close association with King Charles II
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influential role in shaping post–Civil War Church of England → leading churchman of the Restoration era → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| memberOf |
Church of England episcopate
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Privy Council of England → |
| notableWork |
involvement in the Savoy Conference (1661)
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patronage of the Sheldonian Theatre → role in the Restoration settlement of the Church of England → support for the Act of Uniformity 1662 → |
| occupation |
clergyman
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theologian → |
| participantIn |
English Restoration
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re-establishment of the Church of England after the English Civil War → |
| placeOfBirth |
Elmore, Staffordshire
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Staffordshire NERFINISHED → |
| placeOfDeath |
Lambeth Palace
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London → |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Canterbury
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Archbishop of Canterbury (1663–1677) → Bishop of London → Bishop of London (1660–1663) → Bishop of London (nominated) → Bishop of London in the Church of England → Chancellor of the University of Oxford → Dean of the Chapel Royal → Warden of All Souls College, Oxford → |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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Church of England → |
| residence |
Lambeth Palace
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Oxford → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| supportedBy |
Charles II of England
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Referenced by (3)
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Sheldonian Theatre
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namedAfter |
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Sheldonian Theatre
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patron |
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William Sancroft
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predecessor |