John Fisher (1469-1535) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree
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Saint John Fisher
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Biography
His Eminence, Saint John Fisher, Cardinal and Bishop of Rochester (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535), venerated by Roman Catholics as Saint John Fisher, was an English Catholic bishop and theologian. He was a man of learning, associated with the intellectuals and political leaders of his day, and eventually became Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
Fisher was executed by order of Henry VIII during the English Reformation for refusing to accept the king as Supreme Head of the Church of England and for upholding the Catholic Church's doctrine of papal primacy.
Sources
- Wikipedia: John_Fisher
- Maskell, Joseph. Berkyngechirche Juxta Turrim (Bryan Corcoran & Co., London, 1864) Page 59.
