Edward Sparke

Edward Sparke (c. 1610/11[1] - 1692) was an orthodox Anglican English clergyman and devotional writer in prose and poetry, who despite being ejected from his living during the English Rebellion survived to see his work and teaching gain a wide currency during the Restoration period.[2] He is most remembered as the author of Scintilla Altaris, first published in 1652. It was a major influence in re-establishing the Anglican liturgical calendar.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Crisp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ C.L. Leachman, 'Sparke, Edward (died 1693), Church of England clergyman', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (OUP 2004).