RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Matthew Parker

1504 - 1575

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Matthew Parker (6 August 1504 – 17 May 1575) was an English bishop. He was the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 1559 to his death. He was also an influential theologian and arguably the co-founder (with Thomas Cranmer, a previous Archbishop of Canterbury, and the theologian Richard Hooker) of a distinctive tradition of Anglican theological thought. Parker was one of the primary architects of the Thirty-nine Articles, the defining statements of Anglican doctrine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Parker is the 2,809th most popular religious figure (down from 2,684th in 2019), the 3,990th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,741st in 2019) and the 98th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Matthew Parker ranks 2,809 out of 3,187. Before him are Maximos V Hakim, Laurence of Byzantium, Dolly Pentreath, Hugh O'Flaherty, Luis Aponte Martínez, and Ariulf of Spoleto. After him are Marcelo González Martín, Hermann Volk, Jean Hardouin, Léon-Étienne Duval, Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez, and Melchior von Diepenbrock.

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Among people born in 1504, Matthew Parker ranks 19. Before him are Charles Estienne, Stanislaus Hosius, Louis of Granada, Christopher, Count of Oldenburg, Ğazı I Giray, and Giovanni Battista Giraldi.  Among people deceased in 1575, Matthew Parker ranks 19. Before him are Sophia Jagiellon, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Corneille de Lyon, Federico Commandino, Baba Nobuharu, Annibale Padovano, and Sidonie of Saxony.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matthew Parker ranks 3,991 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Hook (1956), Francis Hauksbee (1660), Ralph Cudworth (1617), Nicholas Evans (1950), Grantley Goulding (1874), and Henry Baker (1698). After him are Godfrey Rampling (1909), Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760), David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (1378), Thomas Linley the younger (1756), Hywel Dda (880), and Gladys Davis (1893).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Matthew Parker ranks 98. Before him are Vincent Nichols (1945), Wilfrid (634), Rowan Williams (1950), Chad of Mercia (634), Hilda of Whitby (614), and Dolly Pentreath (1692). After him are Ajahn Brahm (1951), Cædmon (657), Nicholas Ridley (1500), Roger of Wendover (1200), Saint Mungo (518), and Swithun (800).

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