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Belief, or bigotry?
   Posted in Thought for the Month on Tuesday 1st October 2002

Themes / Keywords: Latimer Ridley Martyrdom  

 
Blessed Hugh Faringdon, abbot, martyr, 13th May 1539
Hugh Faringdon became Abbot of Reading in 1520 at a time when Reading Abbey was one of the most influential and richest abbeys in England...
   Posted in Calendar for Commemoration on Wednesday 5th April 2000

Themes / Keywords: Hugh Faringdon Martyrdom Reading Abbey Reading Henry VIII

 
The Suffering Church
‘There have been more Christian martyrs in the Twentieth Century than in all the last centuries put together.’ So says Richard Chilvers of Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
   Posted in the Door on Thursday 30th August 2001

Themes / Keywords: Persecution East Timor Martyrdom Suffering Indonesia

 
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation martyr, 21st March 1556
He was an impressively learnèd scholar, and his genius for formal prose has left a lasting mark on Anglican liturgy...
   Posted in Calendar for Commemoration on Tuesday 4th April 2000

Themes / Keywords: Thomas Cranmer Martyrdom Liturgy Reformation 

 
Thomas Harding, martyr, 30th May 1532
Lived in Amersham and later in Chesham where he was a farmer and became the last of the Lollards to die for his beliefs.
   Posted in Calendar for Commemoration on Friday 7th April 2000

Themes / Keywords: Thomas Harding Martyrdom Chesham Lollards Amersham

 
William Tyndale, martyr, translator of the scriptures, 6th October
He became determined to translate the Scriptures from the Greek directly into contemporary English but was thwarted in this by the Bishop of London.
   Posted in Calendar for Commemoration on Saturday 6th October 2001

Themes / Keywords: William Tyndale Martyrdom Bible Translation  

 

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