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Bishop John Hooper c1495-1555 |
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Queen Mary Tudor ordered John Hooper to be sacked from his job as Bishop of Gloucester, and burned alive before his own Cathedral. All because he was a Protestant when England was officially a Catholic country. |
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The Martyr Burnt at the Stake
John had been a Roman Catholic monk. However the more he studied religion, the more radical his opinions became, until they eventually broke the law. He was forced to flee abroad disguised as a sailor. When the law changed, he returned and became the second person to be Bishop of Gloucester. He set about reforming the local churches, and preaching up to 3 or 4 times every day. After Mary became Queen, he refused to change his opinions on religion even when it could have saved him from being burnt.
Items and a display about Bishop Hooper may be seen in the Gloucester Folk Museum with which he has long been associated.
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