Richard Montagu (or Mountague) (1577 – April 13, 1641), English divine, was born at Dorney, Buckinghamshire and educated at Eton and Cambridge. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the
In 1613, he was elected fellow of Eton and became rector of Stanford Rivers, Essex. Stanford Rivers is a Civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common He was appointed to the deanery of Hereford in 1616, but exchanged it next year for a canonry of Windsor, which he held with the rectory of Petworth, Sussex. Hereford ( ˈhɛrɨfəd is a city, Civil parish and County town of Herefordshire, England. Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. Petworth is a small town and Civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. He was also chaplain to James I. James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James
Like William Laud, he disliked the extremes of Calvinism and Roman Catholicism, and this attitude constantly involved him in difficulties. Archbishop William Laud (7 October 1573 - 10 January 1645 was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645 Calvinism (sometimes called the Reformed tradition, the Reformed faith, or Reformed theology) is a theological system and an approach to the About 1619 he came into collision with some Roman Catholics in his parish, and Matthew Kellison (1560?-1642) attacked him in a pamphlet entitled The Gagg of the Reformed Gospell (Douai, 1623). Montagu replied with A Gagg for the New Gospell? No. A New Gagg for an Old Goose (London, 1624). The publication of the Immediate Addresse unto God alone (London, 1624) incensed the Puritans, who appealed to the House of Commons, but Montagu was protected by the king. A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating for more "purity" of Worship and Doctrine, The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
After the appearance of his famous Appello Caesarem (London, 1625) his case frequently came before Parliament and conferences of bishops, but his influence at court and with Laud enabled him to hold his ground. He was consecrated Bishop of Chichester in 1628, and became Bishop of Norwich in 1638. See also List of Bishops of Chichester and precursor offices The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich
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Bishop of Norwich 1638–1641 |
Succeeded by Joseph Hall |
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