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Thomas Cranmer

1489 - 1556

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Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a theologian, leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I. He is honoured as a martyr in the Church of England. Cranmer helped build the case for the annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which was one of the causes of the separation of the English Church from union with the Holy See. Along with Thomas Cromwell, he supported the principle of royal supremacy, in which the king was considered sovereign over the Church within his realm and protector of his people from the abuses of Rome. During Cranmer's tenure as Archbishop of Canterbury, he established the first doctrinal and liturgical structures of the reformed Church of England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Cranmer is the 114th most popular social activist (down from 92nd in 2019), the 818th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 552nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Social Activist.

Thomas Cranmer was the Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Henry VIII. He was a leading reformer in the Anglican Church and is most famous for writing the Book of Common Prayer, which was published in 1549.

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Among social activists, Thomas Cranmer ranks 114 out of 840. Before him are Fanny Kaplan, John Brown, Fra Dolcino, Zhang Jue, Marinus van der Lubbe, and René Just Haüy. After him are Annie Besant, Flora Tristan, Betty Ford, Vesna Vulović, Pier Gerlofs Donia, and Edmond James de Rothschild.

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Among people born in 1489, Thomas Cranmer ranks 5. Before him are Antonio da Correggio, Thomas Müntzer, Margaret Tudor, and Charles, Duke of Vendôme. After him are Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, William Farel, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon, Gerónimo de Aguilar, and Fernando d'Ávalos. Among people deceased in 1556, Thomas Cranmer ranks 6. Before him are Ignatius of Loyola, Fuzûlî, Pietro Aretino, Humayun, and Lorenzo Lotto. After him are Martin Agricola, Frederick II, Elector Palatine, Maximus the Greek, Saitō Dōsan, Luigi Alamanni, and Tullia d'Aragona.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Cranmer ranks 818 out of 8,785. Before him are Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), Richard Francis Burton (1821), Beatrice Webb (1858), Mackenzie Bowell (1823), Douglas Adams (1952), and Thomas Wolsey (1473). After him are Annie Besant (1847), Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1862), Geoffrey Wilkinson (1921), James May (1963), Fatboy Slim (1963), and Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United Kingdom

Among social activists born in United Kingdom, Thomas Cranmer ranks 8. Before him are Betty Williams (1943), Guy Fawkes (1570), Robert Owen (1771), Lady Godiva (990), Emmeline Pankhurst (1858), and Mairead Maguire (1944). After him are Annie Besant (1847), Max Mosley (1940), Emily Davison (1872), Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (1867), Christabel Pankhurst (1880), and Kate Sheppard (1848).

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