Miles Coverdale

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Miles Coverdale

Miles Coverdale (also Myles Coverdale ; * around 1488 in Coverham, York County, † January 20, 1569 in London ) was an English Bible translator and Bishop of Exeter.

Life

Fragment of Miles Coverdale's hymn book in the Bodleian Library, Oxford

Coverdale studied philosophy and theology at Cambridge University . After graduating, he entered the Augustinian Order in Cambridge . There he met Robert Barnes (1495–1540) and was introduced to the writings and teachings of Martin Luther . In 1526 Barnes was accused of heresy , two years later Coverdale left the monastery and joined the English Reformation . He later fled via Hamburg to Antwerp , where he completed and printed the translation of the Bible into English by William Tyndale . It was the first translation of the Latin Bible (Vulgate) into English after John Wycliff had compiled and revised previous translations. In the first edition of its completion , the name Tyndales, who translated the New and parts of the Old Testament, was not mentioned because the translation would not have been recognized by King Henry VIII. At the same time, around 1535, he was working on his Goostly Psalmes and Spirituall Songes , a collection of chorales that were largely translated from German choral books, including many Luther songs such as Einfest Burg .

He returned to England in 1548 and was introduced to the English court. In 1551 he was by King Edward VI. appointed Bishop of Exeter. In 1553 Coverdale was stripped of all office and imprisoned; after his release he went abroad. After Queen Elizabeth I ascended the throne , he returned to England for the second time, where he was rector of St. Magnus Church in London until his death.

Coverdale lived in Bergzabern during his emigrations from 1543–1548 and 1553–1558, where he worked as a pastor, superintendent and teacher.

literature

Web links

Commons : Miles Coverdale  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Georg Falk in: Bad Bergzabern - 700 years of the city . Bergzabern 1986, p. 51.
  2. ^ History. Grammar school in the Alfred Grosser School Center Bad Bergzabern , January 2008, accessed on June 5, 2020 .
predecessor Office successor
John Vesey Bishop of Exeter
1551–1553 		John Vesey
personal data
SURNAME Coverdale, Miles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coverdale, Myles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English Bible translator and Bishop of Exeter
DATE OF BIRTH around 1488
PLACE OF BIRTH Coverham
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1569
Place of death London