William Wake

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William Wake as Archbishop of Canterbury

William Wake (born January 26, 1657 in Blandford Forum , Dorset , † January 24, 1737 in London ) was a clergyman in the Church of England . He was Bishop of Lincoln from 1705 to 1716 and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death.

Life

Wake came from a wealthy and influential family. He received his academic training at Christ Church College , Oxford . After receiving the ordinations , he was ambassador chaplain to the British Embassy in Paris from 1682 to 1685 . Here he came into contact with numerous scholars in the city and dealt intensively with the situation of the French Church. On his return to England he was in 1689 Canon ( canon ) at the Christ Church Cathedral , 1693 Rector of St. James's, Westminster , 1703 Dean of Exeter and 1705 Bishop of Lincoln . After the death of the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Tenison , he became his successor and Primate of England . On October 11, 1727, he led the coronation ceremony of George II. He died at Lambeth Palace , two years after his wife Etheldred (1673-1735); both were buried in St. John the Baptist Churchyard in Croydon .

Wake published numerous writings, including an extensive historical account of the Church of England in 1703, in which he presented the doctrine of the English Church, substantiated its legitimacy and invalidated attacks by its opponents such as the Nag's Head Fable .

On an initiative of the Gallican church historian Louis Ellies Dupin in 1718, Wake led negotiations on the English side that were to lead to a union between the Church of England and the Church of France - dissolved from Rome. Even Pierre François Le Courayer took part in the correspondence published in 1723 his plea for the validity of Anglican ordinations , which triggered a fierce controversy. Dupin's death in 1719 put an end to interchurch talks.

In accordance with his offices, Wake defended the unrivaled legal status of the Anglican Church in the kingdom. Personally, however, he was conciliatory in dealing with the dissenters and even put formulations of the Book of Common Prayer up for discussion, if their amendment could bring about an agreement and reconciliation.

literature

Web links

Commons : William Wake  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ William Wake in the Find a Grave database . Accessed September 2, 2017. ; the year of death 1736 is wrong.
  2. ↑ digitized version
  3. ↑ This story, circulated by Roman Catholics and Anglo- Catholics well into the late 19th century, claimed that Matthew Parker , the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, was "ordained" in an inn in 1559 by simply displaying a Bible.
  4. ↑ Wake's presentation of a common liturgical and dogmatic basis is an early document of ecumenical efforts towards convergence.
predecessor Office successor
James Gardiner Bishop of Lincoln
1705–1716 		Edmund Gibson
Thomas Tenison Archbishop of Canterbury
1716–1737 		John Potter
personal data
SURNAME Wake, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archbishop of Canterbury
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1657
PLACE OF BIRTH Blandford Forum , Dorset
DATE OF DEATH January 24, 1737
Place of death London