Rev. John Pettingall D.D. (1707/8 – 30 June 1781) was a Welsh Church of England clergyman and antiquarian. The Reverend is a style used as a Prefix to the names of many Christian Clergy and ministers It is correctly called a style rather Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican An antiquarian or antiquary is one concerned with Antiquities or things of the past
Life
Pettingall was born in Newport, Monmouthshire and attended the local grammar school before matriculating from Jesus College, Oxford in 1725. Newport (Casnewydd is a city and principal area in Wales, in the United Kingdom. Monmouthshire, also known as the County of Monmouth (Sir Fynwy is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county Jesus College (in full Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of He obtained his B.A. degree in 1728 and moved to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, receiving his M.A. degree from there in 1740. Corpus Christi College (full name The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary, often shortened to simply Corpus) is a College of the University He was later awarded the Lambeth degree of D.D.. Lambeth degrees are Academic degrees conferred by the Archbishop of Canterbury under the authority of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 (25 Hen VIII c 21 (Eng He was ordained at Llandaff Cathedral in 1732 and, after serving as chaplain to the Bishop of Llandaff, he was rector of Whitson and vicar of Christchurch, both near Newport. Llandaff Cathedral is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Llandaff (of the Church in Wales) situated in the suburb of Llandaff in the city of The Bishop of Llandaff is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic Whitson is a Village in the outskirts of the city of Newport, South Wales in the United Kingdom. In the broadest sense a vicar (from the Latin Vicarius) is a representative anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior Christchurch (Eglwys y Drindod is a Hamlet located on the top of Christchurch Hill in the Caerleon ward of the city of Newport, South Wales. He held these positions until 1756. Thereafter he was appointed rector of Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, a position that he held until his death in Stoke Hammond in 1781. Stoke Hammond is a Village and also a Civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in north Buckinghamshire, England, about two and Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. [1]
He was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1752. A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade Topics covered by his works included Roman artefacts, early British coins and the jury in Greek and Roman society. [1]
References
- ^ a b Norgate, G. Le G. ; Mercer, M. J. (2004). Pettingall, John (1707/8–1781). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online edition, subscription access). The Dictionary of National Biography ( DNB) is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history published from 1885 Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2008-02-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor
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