Henry Parry (bishop)
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Henry Parry was an English bishop.
, and came as scholar to Corpus Christi College, Oxford
in 1576. He graduated M.A. there in 1586.
He was a friend of both Lancelot Andrewes
and Richard Hooker
, who was Fellow of Corpus with him. With John Churchman he recovered the papers of Hooker, shortly after his death in 1600. He took part in the editorial group who in 1601 met to bring the final volumes of Hooker's Ecclesiastical Polity into their published form.
He was chaplain to Elizabeth I and was present at her deathbed, documented in the diary of John Manningham
. A Ming period wucai tea kettle, said to have been given by the Queen to Parry, at a time when porcelain
was rare in England, was sold in 2007 for over £1,000,000.
He was Dean of Chester from 1605 to 1607. He was Bishop of Gloucester
from 1607 to 1610 and Bishop of Worcester
from 1610 to 1616. There is an alabaster effigy of Parry in Worcester Cathedral
.
into English, from the Latin version, with commentary by Zacharias Ursinus
. This work appeared as The Summe of Christian Religion, first edition in Oxford in 1587, and often reprinted.
Life
He was born in WiltshireWiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, and came as scholar to Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
in 1576. He graduated M.A. there in 1586.
He was a friend of both Lancelot Andrewes
Lancelot Andrewes
Lancelot Andrewes was an English bishop and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, Ely and Winchester and oversaw the translation of the...
and Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker was an Anglican priest and an influential theologian. Hooker's emphases on reason, tolerance and the value of tradition came to exert a lasting influence on the development of the Church of England...
, who was Fellow of Corpus with him. With John Churchman he recovered the papers of Hooker, shortly after his death in 1600. He took part in the editorial group who in 1601 met to bring the final volumes of Hooker's Ecclesiastical Polity into their published form.
He was chaplain to Elizabeth I and was present at her deathbed, documented in the diary of John Manningham
John Manningham
John Manningham was an English lawyer and diarist, a contemporary source for Elizabethan and Jacobean life and the London dramatic world, including William Shakespeare.-Life:...
. A Ming period wucai tea kettle, said to have been given by the Queen to Parry, at a time when porcelain
Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
was rare in England, was sold in 2007 for over £1,000,000.
He was Dean of Chester from 1605 to 1607. He was Bishop of Gloucester
Bishop of Gloucester
The Bishop of Gloucester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the County of Gloucestershire and part of the County of Worcestershire and has its see in the City of Gloucester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church...
from 1607 to 1610 and Bishop of Worcester
Bishop of Worcester
The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury...
from 1610 to 1616. There is an alabaster effigy of Parry in Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral
Worcester Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Worcester, England; situated on a bank overlooking the River Severn. It is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Worcester. Its official name is The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin of Worcester...
.
Works
He translated the Heidelberg CatechismHeidelberg Catechism
The Heidelberg Catechism is a Protestant confessional document taking the form of a series of questions and answers, for use in teaching Reformed Christian doctrine...
into English, from the Latin version, with commentary by Zacharias Ursinus
Zacharias Ursinus
Zacharias Ursinus was a sixteenth century German Reformed theologian, born Zacharias Baer in Breslau . He became the leading theologian of the Reformed Protestant movement of the Palatinate, serving both at the University of Heidelberg and the College of Wisdom...
. This work appeared as The Summe of Christian Religion, first edition in Oxford in 1587, and often reprinted.