John Bale
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For other people named John Bale, see John Bale (disambiguation).
John Bale (21 November 1495 ā November 1563) was an English churchman, historian and controversialist, and Bishop of Ossory in Ireland. He wrote the oldest known historical verse drama in English (on the subject of King John), and developed and published a very extensive list of the works of British authors down to his own time, just as the monastic libraries were being dispersed. His contention that Joseph of Arimathea had brought a proto-Protestant faith to Britain that was purer than Catholicism was to have far-reaching ramifications; but his unhappy disposition and habit of quarrelling earned him the nickname "bilious Bale".
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Church | Church of Ireland |
See | Ossory |
Appointed | 22 October 1552 |
Installed | 2 February 1553 |
Term ended | September 1553 |
Predecessor | Milo Baron, OSA |
Successor | John Tonory, OSA |
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Born | 21 November 1495 |
Died | November 1563 (aged 67-68) Canterbury, Kent, Kingdom of England |
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Catholic Church, Protestant Christianity |
Occupation | Churchman, historian and controversialist. Wrote Illustrium majoris Britanniae scriptorum, hoc est, Angliae, Cambriae, ac Scotiae Summarium (1548ā49) |
Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
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