Matthew Parker
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Reformation, Christianity, Christians, Churches, Priests, Ministers, Clergy
- Curriculum: British History, Renaissance History, Medieval History/Middle Ages
Article abstract: As the first Archbishop of Canterbury under Elizabeth I, Matthew Parker helped the queen achieve a truly national church, whose doctrine, ritual, and organization would be determined by Scripture, church tradition, and royal supremacy. Under Parker’s archbishopric the Anglican church continued as a reformed branch of the Catholic Church rather than as a separate Protestant sect, maintaining religious peace in England.
Early Life
Matthew Parker was born August 6, 1504, in the parish of St. Saviour in Norwich, Norfolk, England. He was...
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