The Right Reverend Myles Coverdale | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Exeter | |
 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| See | Exeter |
| Installed | 1551 |
| Term ended | 1553 |
| Predecessor | John Vesey |
| Successor | John Vesey |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 30 August 1551 by Thomas Cranmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1488 |
| Died | 20 January 1569 (aged 80-81) London, England |
| Buried | Church of St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange, then St Magnus-the-Martyr, both in the City of London |
| Denomination | Catholicism; later an early Anglican reformer and regarded as "proto-Puritan" in his later life. |
Myles Coverdale, first name also spelt Miles (1488 – 20 January 1569), was an English ecclesiastical reformer chiefly known as a Bible translator, preacher and, briefly, Bishop of Exeter (1551–1553).[2] In 1535, Coverdale produced the first complete printed translation of the Bible into English.[3] His theological development is a paradigm of the progress of the English Reformation from 1530 to 1552. By the time of his death, he had transitioned into an early Puritan, affiliated to Calvin, yet still advocating the teachings of Augustine.
- ^ George Oliver, Lives of the Bishops of Exeter, p.272
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ONDBwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Anon. "Early Printed Bibles – in English – 1535–1610". British Library – Help for Researchers – Coverdale Bible. The British Library Board. Retrieved 4 March 2015.