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In 1529 and 1530 he went to [[France]] and [[Italy]] as ambassador to [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] and to gain opinions from foreign universities in favour of the king's divorce from [[Catherine of Aragon]]. |
In 1529 and 1530 he went to [[France]] and [[Italy]] as ambassador to [[Francis I of France|Francis I]] and to gain opinions from foreign universities in favour of the king's divorce from [[Catherine of Aragon]]. |
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He became [[Bishop of London]] in 1530, and in September 1533 he christened the future [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth]]. His later years were troubled by disputes with [[Thomas Cranmer|Archbishop Cranmer]]; Stokesley opposed all changes in the doctrines of the church, remaining hostile to the [[Early Modern English Bible translations|English Bible]] and clerical marriage. Stokesley was a staunch opponent of Lutheranism and very active in persecuting [[heretics]]. |
He became [[Bishop of London]] in 1530, and in September 1533 he christened the future [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth]]. His later years were troubled by disputes with [[Thomas Cranmer|Archbishop Cranmer]]; Stokesley opposed all changes in the doctrines of the church, remaining hostile to the [[Early Modern English Bible translations|English Bible]] and clerical marriage. Stokesley was a staunch opponent of Lutheranism and very active in persecuting [[heretics]]. |
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In May 1538, the King's attorney took out a writ of [[Praemunire]] against Stokesley and, as accessories with him, against the Abbess Agnes Jordan and the Confessor-General of [[Syon Abbey]]. Stokesley acknowledged his guilt, implored [[Thomas Cromwell]]'s intercession, and threw himself on the King's mercy. He obtained the King's pardon, for it was not the Bishop but Syon that Cromwell aimed at. |
In May 1538, the King's attorney took out a writ of [[Praemunire]] against Stokesley and, as accessories with him, against the Abbess Agnes Jordan and the Confessor-General of [[Syon Abbey]]. Stokesley acknowledged his guilt, implored [[Thomas Cromwell]]'s intercession, and threw himself on the King's mercy. He obtained the King's pardon, for it was not the Bishop but Syon that Cromwell aimed at. |
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The Right Reverend John Stokesley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of London |
| Elected | 1530 |
| Term ended | 1539 (death) |
| Predecessor | Cuthbert Tunstall |
| Successor | Edmund Bonner |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | c. 1530 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1475 |
| Died | 8 September 1539 |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Profession | Academic |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
John Stokesley (c. 1475 – 8 September 1539) was an English church leader who was Catholic Bishop of London during the reign of Henry VIII.
He was born at Collyweston in Northamptonshire, and became a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford in 1495, serving also as a lecturer. In 1498 he was made principal of Magdalen Hall, and in 1505 vice-president of Magdalen College. Soon after 1509 he was appointed a member of the royal council, and chaplain and almoner to Henry VIII; he attended Henry as his chaplain at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520. He succeeded his brother Richard as rector of North Luffenham in 1527.
In 1529 and 1530 he went to France and Italy as ambassador to Francis I and to gain opinions from foreign universities in favour of the king's divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
He became Bishop of London in 1530, and in September 1533 he christened the future Queen Elizabeth. His later years were troubled by disputes with Archbishop Cranmer; Stokesley opposed all changes in the doctrines of the church, remaining hostile to the English Bible and clerical marriage. Stokesley was a staunch opponent of Lutheranism and very active in persecuting heretics.
In May 1538, the King's attorney took out a writ of Praemunire against Stokesley and, as accessories with him, against the Abbess Agnes Jordan and the Confessor-General of Syon Abbey. Stokesley acknowledged his guilt, implored Thomas Cromwell's intercession, and threw himself on the King's mercy. He obtained the King's pardon, for it was not the Bishop but Syon that Cromwell aimed at.
Stokesley was a man of learning, writing in favour of Henry's divorce, and with Cuthbert Tunstall, Bishop of Durham, a treatise against Henry VIII's kinsman Cardinal Pole.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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Sources
Henry VIII's Conservative Scholar: Bishop John Stokesley and the Divorce, Royal Supremacy, and Doctrinal Reform by Andrew A. Chibi; Published by Peter Lang Pub Inc (Jun 1997), ISBN 978-0-8204-3403-2