Anthony Salveyn
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Anthony Salveyn was a Master
Master (college)
A Master is the title of the head of some colleges and other educational institutions. This applies especially at some colleges and institutions at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge .- See also :* Master A Master (or in female form Mistress) is the title of the head of some...

 of University College
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...

, Oxford
University of Oxford
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, England
England
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Anthony Salveyn was Master of Sherburn Hospital
Sherburn Hospital
Sherburn Hospital is a medieval hospital located in the hamlet of Sherburn House to the southeast of Durham, England....

 in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...

 and also held a stall as a canon
Canon (priest)
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 at 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...

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He was a Fellow of University College and elected Master of the College in 1557. He resigned from the post the following year in December 1558. The previous month, Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I of England
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 had succeeded her sister Queen Mary
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. He was not a supporter of the Reformation
English Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....

. In the following year, he lost his post at Sherburn
Sherburn House
Sherburn House is a hamlet in County Durham, England. It is situated approximately south-east of Durham between Sherburn and Shincliffe Village. It is in the civil parish of Shincliffe.Sherburn House is the location of Sherburn Hospital.- External links :...

 and was confined to Kirby Moorside.

Anthony Salveyn
Anthony Salveyn
Anthony Salveyn was a Master of University College, Oxford, England.Anthony Salveyn was Master of Sherburn Hospital in County Durham and also held a stall as a canon at Durham Cathedral....

 was probably the brother of Richard Salveyn
Richard Salveyn
Richard Salveyn was a Master of University College, Oxford, England.Salveyn was from a Durham family. He was a Fellow of University College and became Master of the College in June 1547. He resigned from the position in October 1551...

, who preceded George Ellison
George Ellison (academic)
George Ellison was a Master of University College, Oxford, England.Ellison was a Fellow of University College and was elected Master of the College on 30 November 1551. He died in post in June 1557....

as Master of University College.
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