John Wesley

John Wesley

male, deceased (1791)
English pamphlet writer, Christianity in London, English letter writer, Renewers of the church, Christian Revivalist, Christianity in Oxford…Religion in London, ReligioninOxford, Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford, Lincoln College, Oxford, Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford
John Wesley was an eighteenth-century Anglican minister and Christian theologian who was an early leader in the Methodist movement. Methodism had...
Thomas Cranmer

Thomas Cranmer

male, deceased (1556)
Protestant martyr of the Early Modern era, Christian heresy, Christianity in Oxford, executed under the Tudors, queen mary, Tudor clergy…ReligioninOxford, Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Thomas Cranmer was the Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI. He is credited with writing and...
Hugh Latimer

Hugh Latimer

male, deceased (1555)
Protestant martyr of the Early Modern era, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Christianity in Oxford, executed under the Tudors, Tudor clergy…ReligioninOxford, Balliol College, Oxford, Oxford, England
Hugh Latimer (b. approx. 1485/90, d. October 16, 1555) was a famous Protestant martyr. Latimer was born into a family of farmers in Thurcaston,...
Oxford Martyrs

Oxford Martyrs

male
Protestant martyr of the Early Modern era, Anglican, Saint, Christianity in Oxford, Martyrs' Memorial, University Church of St Mary the Virgin…St Giles' Street, Oxford, High Street, Oxford, ReligioninOxford, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxford University
The Oxford Martyrs were tried for heresy in 1555 and subsequently burnt at the stake in Oxford, England, for their religious beliefs and teachings....
Nicholas Ridley

Nicholas Ridley

male, deceased (1555)
Protestant martyr of the Early Modern era, Christianity in Oxford, executed under the Tudors, Tudor clergy, Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, Pembroke College…ReligioninOxford, Broad Street, Oxford
Nicholas Ridley (died October 16, 1555) was an English clergyman. He came from a prominent family in Tynedale, Northumberland, and was born early...

Thomas Coke

male, deceased (1814)
Christian missionary in the Caribbean, Christianity in London, Christianity in Oxford, buried at sea, apothecary, welsh…Religion in London, ReligioninOxford, University of Oxford, Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford, Jesus College, Oxford
Thomas Coke, M.A., D.C.L. (September 9, 1747 - May 2, 1814) was the first Methodist Bishop and is known as the Father of Methodist Missions. Born...
Frideswide

Frideswide

female, deceased (727)
St Frideswide's Priory, Christianity in Oxford, Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, From Oxfordshire, Old English, relic…from Oxford, ReligioninOxford
Saint Frideswide was (according to legend) daughter of King Didan and Safrida. She founded a church near Oxford, but Prince Alfgar of Mercia...
Richard Harries Baron Harries of Pentregarth

Richard Harries Baron Harries of Pentregarth

male, 73 years old
Sandhurst graduate, British, Christianity in Oxford, Army Officer, Queen Mary, University of London, Bishop of Oxford…Diocese of Oxford, ReligioninOxford, 41st Bishop of Oxford
Richard Douglas Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth (born June 2 1936) is a retired bishop of the Church of England, and was the 41st Bishop of...