Cardinal Fisher
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Cardinal Fisher is the title given to John Fisher, the English Catholic bishop and theologian martyred under King Henry VIII for opposing the king’s break with the Roman Catholic Church.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic bishop
ⓘ
human ⓘ martyr ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| almaMater | Michaelhouse, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedAsBishopOfRochester | 1504 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Reformation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Henry VIII’s break with Rome ⓘ |
| birthName | John Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Beverley, Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | canonized saint of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| canonizationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope Pius XI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardinalateYear | 1535 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by beheading ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| createdCardinalBy | Pope Paul III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 22 June 1535 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tower Hill, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| feastDay | 22 June ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldAcademicOfficeAt | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Cardinal
ⓘ
Saint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending papal supremacy
ⓘ
opposition to the English Reformation under Henry VIII ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalCharge | treason ⓘ |
| martyredUnder | King Henry VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | treatises against Martin Luther ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ university chancellor ⓘ |
| opposed |
King Henry VIII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Act of Supremacy NERFINISHED ⓘ the king’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rochester
ⓘ
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge ⓘ cardinal ⓘ |
| refused | to acknowledge Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church of England ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| title | Cardinal Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
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