Nicholas Ridley was an English Bishop of London. Ridley was one of the Oxford Martyrs burned at the stake during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey. He is remembered with a commemoration in the calendar of saints in some parts of the Anglican Communion on 16 October.
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Heinrich Bullinger, a major influence on John Hooper, Ridley's opponent in the vestments controversy.
John Hooper clashed with Ridley as he advocated more radical reforms. Portrait by Henry Bryan Hall, 1839.
The death of Edward VI, here as Prince of Wales, brought about Ridley's downfall.
Ridley being burned at the stake, together with Hugh Latimer. From John Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
Stained glass window depicting Cranmer, Ridley, and Latimer, the Oxford MartyrsActors born in the 1500s 6
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Actors
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deceased
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Lived 1500 to 1555 · aged 55
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