Portal:Reformed Christianity/Bio Archive/2007/October 2007



John Foxe (1517–April 8, 1587), martyrologist, is remembered as the author of what is popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Foxe was born at Boston, in Lincolnshire, England. He entered Oxford at the age of 16, and at the age of 21 became a lecturer there. At 27, he became a Protestant and resigned from Oxford, as this was a difficult position for Protestants at the time. After fluctuations in the politico-religious situation, he fled for Europe at the age of 36. After returning to England more than 5 years later, he published his famous book.

Foxe was one of the earliest students of Anglo-Saxon, and he and Day published an edition of the Saxon gospels under the patronage of Archbishop Parker.

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