Hugh Latimer

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Hugh Latimer

d. 1555

A powerful preacher and one of the most memorable voices of the English Reformation, he is still remembered for his plain speaking, moral urgency, and dramatic martyrdom under Mary I.

2 Audiobooks

The Pulpit Of The Reformation, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

The Pulpit Of The Reformation, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

by John Knox, Hugh Latimer, John Welch

Sermons on the Card, and Other Discourses

Sermons on the Card, and Other Discourses

by Hugh Latimer

About the author

Born around 1487, Hugh Latimer was an English bishop, scholar, and preacher who became a leading supporter of the Reformation in England. Educated at Cambridge, he first opposed the new reform ideas before becoming one of their strongest advocates through his sermons and public ministry.

Latimer served as Bishop of Worcester during the reign of Henry VIII, but he was known less for courtly polish than for direct, forceful preaching. His sermons aimed at ordinary listeners as well as the powerful, and they often pressed for moral reform, clearer religion, and a plainer style of faith.

After Mary I restored Roman Catholic authority, Latimer was imprisoned for his Protestant beliefs. He was burned at the stake in Oxford on October 16, 1555, alongside Nicholas Ridley, and later became one of the best-known Protestant martyrs in English history.