Robert Persons
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Robert Persons was a prominent 16th-century English Jesuit priest and controversialist known for his leading role in the Catholic mission to Protestant England and his influential religious writings.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic controversialist
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Jesuit priest ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | Roman Catholic Church in England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Father Persons
NERFINISHED
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Robert Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1546 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1610 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Balliol College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Persons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
religious controversy
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theology ⓘ |
| genre |
polemical literature
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religious literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| influenced | English Catholic recusant community ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Counter-Reformation theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | English Counter-Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial writings against Elizabethan religious policy
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defence of Catholic loyalty to the crown under persecution ⓘ leading role in the Catholic mission to Protestant England ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Brief Discours contayning certayne Reasons why Catholiques refuse to goe to Church
NERFINISHED
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A Christian Directory NERFINISHED ⓘ A Conference about the Next Succession to the Crown of England NERFINISHED ⓘ A Treatise of Three Conversions of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
priest
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theologian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opponent |
Elizabeth I of England
NERFINISHED
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English recusancy laws ⓘ |
| participantIn |
English Counter-Reformation polemics
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English mission of 1580–1581 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
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Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Papal States
NERFINISHED
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Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Rector of the English College, Rome
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Rector of the English College, Seville ⓘ Rector of the English College, Valladolid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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