Nicholas Ridley was an English Bishop of London. Ridley was one of the Oxford Martyrs burned at the stake during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey. He is remembered with a commemoration in the calendar of saints in some parts of the Anglican Communion on 16 October.

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Occupation: theologian, Anglican priest, bishop
Position held: Bishop of London, Anglican Bishop of Rochester, Master of Pembroke College
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Born: 1500
Died: October 16, 1555

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Nicholas Ridley

Bishop of London; Anglican Saint

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Occupation: theologian, Anglican priest, bishop
Position held: Bishop of London, Anglican Bishop of Rochester, Master of Pembroke College
Citizenship: Kingdom of England
Born: 1500
Died: October 16, 1555

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Unidentified painter via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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