Nicholas Ridley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London and Westminster | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Nicholas_Ridley_from_NPG.jpg) Late 16th century portrait of Nicholas Ridley in the National Portrait Gallery, London | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Installed | 1550 |
| Term ended | 1553 |
| Predecessor | Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London |
| Successor | Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Rochester (1547–1550) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 5 September 1547 by Henry Holbeach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas Ridley c. 1500 South Tynedale, Northumberland, England |
| Died | 16 October 1555 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 16 October |
| Venerated in | Anglican Communion |
| Title as Saint | Oxford Martyr |
Nicholas Ridley (c. 1500 – 16 October 1555) was an English Bishop of London (the only bishop called "Bishop of London and Westminster"[1]). Ridley was one of the Oxford Martyrs burned at the stake during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey. He is remembered with a commemoration in the calendar of saints (with Hugh Latimer) in some parts of the Anglican Communion (Church of England) on 16 October.[2]
- ^ Horn, Joyce M. (1992), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 7, pp. 65–67
- ^ "The Calendar". The Church of England. Retrieved 9 April 2021.