John Thornborough | |
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Born | 1551 |
Died | 1641 (aged 89–90) |
Nationality | English |
John Thornborough (1551–1641) was an English bishop.
Thornborough was born in Salisbury, and graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford.
In a long ecclesiastical career, he was employed as a chaplain by the Earl of Pembroke, and Queen Elizabeth. He was Dean of York, Bishop of Limerick in 1593, Bishop of Bristol in 1603, and Bishop of Worcester from 1617. [1] He was appointed Clerk of the Closet in 1588, serving Queen Elizabeth I in that capacity until the end of her reign in 1603.
He was tolerant of Puritans, encouraging his congregation to attend puritan lectures. [2] He also shielded the future biographer Samuel Clarke (1599–1683). [3]
He wrote an alchemical book, Lithotheorikos of 1621. [4] He is known to have employed Simon Forman. [5] Robert Fludd dedicated Anatomiae Amphitheatrum (1623) to Thornborough. [6]
John Thornborough | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1551 |
Died | 1641 (aged 89–90) |
Nationality | English |
John Thornborough (1551–1641) was an English bishop.
Thornborough was born in Salisbury, and graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford.
In a long ecclesiastical career, he was employed as a chaplain by the Earl of Pembroke, and Queen Elizabeth. He was Dean of York, Bishop of Limerick in 1593, Bishop of Bristol in 1603, and Bishop of Worcester from 1617. [1] He was appointed Clerk of the Closet in 1588, serving Queen Elizabeth I in that capacity until the end of her reign in 1603.
He was tolerant of Puritans, encouraging his congregation to attend puritan lectures. [2] He also shielded the future biographer Samuel Clarke (1599–1683). [3]
He wrote an alchemical book, Lithotheorikos of 1621. [4] He is known to have employed Simon Forman. [5] Robert Fludd dedicated Anatomiae Amphitheatrum (1623) to Thornborough. [6]