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Hugh Latimer
d. 1555
A fearless preacher of the English Reformation, this bishop of Worcester became one of its most remembered martyrs. His sermons were known for their plain speaking, moral urgency, and lasting influence on Protestant memory.
2 Audiobooks
The Pulpit Of The Reformation, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
by John Welch, John Knox, Hugh Latimer
Sermons on the Card, and Other Discourses
by Hugh Latimer
About the author
Born in Leicestershire around 1485, Hugh Latimer studied at the University of Cambridge and was ordained as a priest in the early 16th century. He first opposed the new reforming ideas, but later became one of their strongest advocates, gaining a reputation as a direct and powerful preacher.
Latimer rose to national prominence under Henry VIII and served as Bishop of Worcester. He was especially known for sermons that used vivid everyday language to challenge corruption, call for repentance, and press for reform in both church and society.
After the Catholic restoration under Mary I, he was imprisoned for his Protestant beliefs. On 16 October 1555, he was burned at the stake in Oxford alongside Nicholas Ridley, and his death helped make him one of the most famous Protestant martyrs of Tudor England.