Robert Horne (bishop)
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Robert Horne was an English churchman, and a leading reforming Protestant. One of the Marian exiles
, he was subsequently bishop of Winchester
from 1560 to 1580.
He was a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge in 1537. He was Dean of Durham 1551 to 1553, and again 1559 to 1560. During his time as Dean he was responsible for removing ornamentation from Durham Cathedral
. He was somewhat isolated.
In exile, he was at Zurich
, Frankfurt
and Strasburg
. He wrote additional material for a book of homilies by Jean Calvin (1553).
With Thomas Beccon
, John Jewel
and Edwin Sandys , he was one of the commissioners of 1559, enforcing the Injunctions of Elizabeth I of England
from July of that year.
In controversy with John Feckenham
, he wrote in 1566 on the issues of medieval church and state relations. He was then attacked by Thomas Stapleton
, for his reliance on the history of the Papacy to be found in Bartolomeo Platina
.
He was one of the Bishops' Bible
translators (1568), responsible for the Book of Isaiah
, Book of Jeremiah
, and Book of Lamentations
.
Marian exiles
The Marian Exiles were English Calvinist Protestants who fled to the continent during the reign of Queen Mary I.-Exile communities:According to English historian John Strype, more than 800 Protestants fled to the continent, mainly to the Low Countries, Germany, Switzerland, and France, and joined...
, he was subsequently bishop of Winchester
Bishop of Winchester
The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His diocese is one of the oldest and...
from 1560 to 1580.
He was a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge in 1537. He was Dean of Durham 1551 to 1553, and again 1559 to 1560. During his time as Dean he was responsible for removing ornamentation from Durham Cathedral
Durham Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093...
. He was somewhat isolated.
In exile, he was at Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
and Strasburg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
. He wrote additional material for a book of homilies by Jean Calvin (1553).
With Thomas Beccon
Thomas Beccon
Thomas Beccon was a British Protestant reformer from Norfolk. He studied under Hugh Latimer and was ordained in 1533. He was arrested for Protestant preaching and was forced to recant around 1540. He then began to write under the pen name of "Theodore Basille." When Edward VI came to the...
, John Jewel
John Jewel
John Jewel was an English bishop of Salisbury.-Life:He was the son of John Jewel of Buden, Devon, was educated under his uncle John Bellamy, rector of Hampton, and other private tutors until his matriculation at Merton College, Oxford, in July 1535.There he was taught by John Parkhurst,...
and Edwin Sandys , he was one of the commissioners of 1559, enforcing the Injunctions of Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
from July of that year.
In controversy with John Feckenham
John Feckenham
John Feckenham , also known as John Howman of Feckingham and later John de Feckenham or John Fecknam, was an English churchman, the last abbot of Westminster.-Under Henry VIII and Edward VI:...
, he wrote in 1566 on the issues of medieval church and state relations. He was then attacked by Thomas Stapleton
Thomas Stapleton
Thomas Stapleton was an English Catholic controversialist.-Life:He was the son of William Stapleton, one of the Stapletons of Carlton, Yorkshire. He was educated at the Free School, Canterbury, at Winchester College, and at New College, Oxford, where he became a Fellow, 18 January 1553...
, for his reliance on the history of the Papacy to be found in Bartolomeo Platina
Bartolomeo Platina
Bartolomeo Platina, originally named Sacchi was an Italian Renaissance writer.-Biography:Platina was born at Piadena , near Cremona....
.
He was one of the Bishops' Bible
Bishops' Bible
The Bishops' Bible is an English translation of the Bible which was produced under the authority of the established Church of England in 1568. It was substantially revised in 1572, and this revised edition was to be prescribed as the base text for the Authorized King James Version of...
translators (1568), responsible for the Book of Isaiah
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, preceding the books of Ezekiel, Jeremiah and the Book of the Twelve...
, Book of Jeremiah
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is the second of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, following the book of Isaiah and preceding Ezekiel and the Book of the Twelve....
, and Book of Lamentations
Book of Lamentations
The Book of Lamentations ) is a poetic book of the Hebrew Bible composed by the Jewish prophet Jeremiah. It mourns the destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple in the 6th Century BCE....
.