Thomas Watson (Bishop of St David's)
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Thomas Watson was an English
clergy
man, Church of England
Bishop of St. David's (1677–1683). A supporter of King James II, he opposed the Revolution of 1688
but was ultimately deprived of his ecclesiastical offices for the offence of simony
and jailed for his failure to pay his legal costs. After his release, he reputedly died very rich.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
clergy
Clergy
Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. A clergyman, churchman or cleric is a member of the clergy, especially one who is a priest, preacher, pastor, or other religious professional....
man, Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Bishop of St. David's (1677–1683). A supporter of King James II, he opposed the Revolution of 1688
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau...
but was ultimately deprived of his ecclesiastical offices for the offence of simony
Simony
Simony is the act of paying for sacraments and consequently for holy offices or for positions in the hierarchy of a church, named after Simon Magus , who appears in the Acts of the Apostles 8:9-24...
and jailed for his failure to pay his legal costs. After his release, he reputedly died very rich.