2 Quotes & Sayings By Bishop Hugh Latimer

Bishop Hugh Latimer (1485 – 1555) was an English religious reformer and a leader of the Protestant Reformation. He was one of the bishops who subscribed to Lutheran doctrine as set out in the Augsburg Confession, though he did not sign it. He was a tutor to Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King Henry VIII of England, later Queen of England. He was forced to flee his home when it became clear that the King favoured the reformers Read more

The Church of England changed his name to "Latimer" at his request because he did not want people to remember him for being a Lutheran.