First translator of the New Testament into English from Greek, burned as a martyr at Vilvorde in Belgium.
The last words of William Tyndale were "Lord! Open the King of England's eyes". Within a year afterwards, a bible was placed in every parish church by the King's command.
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William Tyndale
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William Tyndale and the Bible Society
2023: Esther Jung asked us about a date discrepancy on this inscription: both...
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John Matear
Territorial Commander of the Salvation Army's United Kingdom and Ireland Territory. He oversees issues related to human trafficking, poverty and general church development.
1 memorial
Isaac Watts
Hymn-writer, poet, theologian and logician. Born Southampton. As a non-conformist he could not go to Oxford or Cambridge so went to the Stoke Newington Dissenting Academy and stayed connected to St...
3 memorials
Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedish theologian and polymath. He travelled frequently in Europe and came to London a few times. Lodged in Wellclose Square and attended the nearby Swedish Church. On his last visit, in 1771, ...
1 memorial
St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate
First mentioned as ‘Sancti Botolfi extra Bishopsgate’ in 1212. Repaired in 1671 and partially reconstructed in 1666, after the Great Fire. Demolished in the early C18th. The present church (picture...
1 memorial
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