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Richard Bancroft (1544 – 2 November 1610) was an English churchman, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 to 1610 and "chief overseer" of the King James Bible.
Richard Bancroft was the 74th archbishop of Canterbury (1604–10), notable for his stringent opposition to Puritanism, his defense of ecclesiastical hierarchy and tradition, and his efforts to ensure doctrinal and liturgical conformity among the clergy of the Church of England.
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Richard Bancroft was born in the village of Farnworth, Widnes, Cheshire on 12 September 1544. At the time Farnworth was in the county of Lancashire. Richard was the second son of John and Mary (Curwen) Bancroft. John was considered a member of the upper class, and his wife, Mary was the niece of the archbishop of Dublin, Hugh Curwen. Richard didn't...
Richard Bancroft's early education was at the free grammar school at Farnworth where schoolmaster John Lister had a reputation for severity. Richard was initially enrolled at Christ's College, Cambridge but he removed to Jesus College, apparently to escape from the ardent Puritanism at Christ's. He was a student at Jesus when he graduated B.A. in 1...
Richard Bancroft was never a fellow of his college, Jesus, but rather was a tutor there. As such he was involved in teaching and scholarship. He was ordained a priest in the diocese of Ely by its bishop, Richard Cox, at age thirty in 1574. His first pastoral appointment came in 1576 as rector of Teversham which was near Cambridge. He was also licen...
Richard Bancroft has been described as the supervisor and overseer of the KJB translation project and its chief director. These descriptions are all accurate but he was more. He didn't originate the idea of a new translation, and in fact was initially skeptical. When it was suggested to King James at Hampton Court Bancroft countered, "If every man'...
Mar 17, 2015 · Richard Bancroft was the man trusted by James I to argue on behalf of the government religious matters that occurred during his reign. Bancroft was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 until his death in 1610.
Bancroft, Richard (1544–1610). Archbishop of Canterbury. Born in Lancashire and educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, Bancroft was successively canon of Westminster (1587), chaplain to Archbishop Whitgift (1592), bishop of London (1597), and archbishop (1604).
To begin with, there’s no single author. One individual— Richard Bancroft, the archbishop of Canterbury —was notable for having the role of overseer of the project, something akin to a modern editor of a collection of short stories.
A Sermon Preached at Paules Crosse the 9. of Februarie, being the first Sunday in the Parleament, Anno. 1588. by Richard Bancroft D. of Divinitie, and Chaplaine to the right Honorable Sir Christopher Hatton Knight L. Chancelor of England. Wherein some things are now added, which then were omitted, either through want of time, or default in ...
