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Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a religious figure who was leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I.
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Sep 4, 2024 · Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury (1533–56), adviser to the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI. As archbishop, he put the English Bible in parish churches, drew up the Book of Common Prayer, and composed a litany that remains in use today.
The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justin Welby, who was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March 2013.
May 15, 2020 · Thomas Cranmer served as the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury from 1533 to 1555 CE and was one of the prime architects of the English Reformation during the reigns of Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) and Edward VI of England (r. 1547-1553 CE).
- Mark Cartwright
Cranmer was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury on March 30th, 1533, and in the following May he pronounced Henry’s marriage to Katharine null and void. Five days later he declared the validity of the King’s marriage to Anne, and when the Princess Elizabeth was baptized on September 10th the Archbishop was her god-father.
Jan 13, 2020 · King Henry VIII (1491-1547) appointed Cranmer the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury. During the reign of King Edward VI (1537–1553), Cranmer completed his most famous works, the Book of Common Prayer and the Book of Homilies.
Sep 4, 2024 · Archbishop of Canterbury. Regius Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge, 1983–88; Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, 1954–93. Author of The Tudor Revolution in Government and others.
