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Lancelot Andrewes (1555 - 1626)

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  • Lancelot Andrewes was an English bishop and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, of Ely, and of Winchester and oversaw the translation of the King James Version of the Bible.
    Praise for Lancelot Andrewes (1555 - 1626) '(whose sermons) rank with the finest English prose of their time'
    T.S Eliot




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