When was Matthew Parker born and where did he grow up?
Matthew Parker entered the world on the 6th of August 1504 within St Saviour's parish in Norwich. He grew up on Fye Bridge Street which is now known as Magdalen Street.
Questions about Matthew Parker
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What role did Matthew Parker play during Anne Boleyn's life and after her execution?
Matthew Parker served as chaplain to Anne Boleyn and later received charge of her daughter Elizabeth shortly before her arrest in 1536. He honoured this trust for the rest of his life despite the queen's execution following charges of adultery incest and treason.
How and when was Matthew Parker consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury?
Matthew Parker was elected on the 1st of August 1559 but the ceremony finally occurred on the 19th of December at Lambeth Palace performed by William Barlow John Scory Miles Coverdale and John Hodgkins. The allegation of an indecent consecration at the Nag's Head public house first appeared in 1604 made by Jesuit Christopher Holywood before being discredited.
Which major religious texts did Matthew Parker help produce or publish?
Matthew Parker served as one of primary architects behind the Thirty-nine Articles defining statements of Anglican doctrine and held principal share drawing up Book of Common Prayer. He gave English people the Bishops Bible undertaken at his request prepared under supervision and published at expense in 1572.
What is the significance of the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College Cambridge?
The Parker collection of early English manuscripts includes book of St Augustine Gospels and Version A of Anglo-Saxon Chronicle created as part efforts to demonstrate English Church historically independent of Rome. Parker left priceless collection largely collected from former monastic libraries to college at Cambridge where it bears name housing most collection with some volumes in Cambridge University Library.