John Foxe
John Foxe (1516/1517 – 18 April 1587) was an English clergyman, theologian, and historian, notable for his martyrology Actes and Monuments (otherwise Foxe's Book of Martyrs), telling of Christian martyrs throughout Western history, but particularly the sufferings of English Protestants and proto-Protestants from the 14th century and in the reign of Mary I. The book was widely owned and read by English Puritans and helped to mould British opinion on the Catholic Church for several centuries.
John Foxe | |
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| Born | c. 1516 Boston, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 18 April 1587 (aged 69–70) London, England |
| Occupation | Clergyman, author |
| Genre | Church history |
| Literary movement | Puritan |
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