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Myles Coverdale

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English bishop and Bible translator

United KingdomReligious FiguresLived 1488 to 1569 · aged 81
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Myles Coverdale, first name also spelt Miles, was an English ecclesiastical reformer chiefly known as a Bible translator, preacher, hymnist and, briefly, Bishop of Exeter (1551-1553).

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Exeter Cathedral - West WindowExeter Cathedral - West WindowFragment of Miles Coverdale's Goostly Psalmes and Spirituall Songes in the Bodleian Library, OxfordFragment of Miles Coverdale's Goostly Psalmes and Spirituall Songes in the Bodleian Library, Oxford

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Myles Coverdale, first name also spelt Miles, was an English ecclesiastical reformer chiefly known as a Bible translator, preacher, hymnist and, briefly, Bishop of Exeter (1551-1553). In 1535, Coverdale produced the first printed translation of the full Bible into Early Modern English, completing the translations of William Tyndale.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1488 to 1569 · aged 81
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15 languages

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