Ecclesiastical biography, or, Lives of eminent men, connected with the history of religion in England : from the commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution, Vol II

by Christopher Wordsworth

Publisher:

J. G. & F. Rivington

, 1839

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• Title: Ecclesiastical biography, or, Lives of eminent men, connected with the history of religion in England : from the commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution, Vol II
• Author: Christopher Wordsworth
• Publisher: J. G. & F. Rivington
• Print Publication Date: 1839
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Facsimile
• Subject: Christian biography › England
• Resource ID: LLS:FAC5787
• Resource Type: Media
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-09-19T18:20:34Z

About Christopher Wordsworth

Christopher Wordsworth (1774–1846) was an English intellectual and Bishop of Lincoln. Wordsworth was born in London, nephew of Romantic poet William Wordsworth and the youngest son of Christopher Wordsworth, master of Trinity College. He attended Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge. He became a fellow at Trinity in 1830. In 1836, he became public orator at Cambridge and the headmaster of Harrow School. In 1844, he was made a canon of Westminster, and later was archdeacon of Westminster. In 1869, he was appointed Bishop of Lincoln. He wrote several commentaries, histories, memoirs, devotional poems, and hymns.