John Hooper

John Hooper (* 1495 in Somerset, † February 9, 1555 in Gloucester ) was an English Reformed theologian and reformer.

Life

Hooper was educated at Oxford. During this time, Ulrich Zwingli's writings have greatly impressed him. As in England constituted the persecutions, he escaped to France in 1539. Martin Bucer took care of him. In Zurich, he joined in 1547-1549 especially to Heinrich Bullinger. After the death of Henry VIII, he returned to England, was chaplain of Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset and one of the most popular preachers in the country.

When he should be bishop of Gloucester, however, there were difficulties because he wanted to create any ecclesiastical vestments and afford the Metropolitan no oath. Thomas Cranmer invited Bucer and Peter Martyr Vermigli on to report that called for the recognition of the ecclesiastical order.

Hooper refused to be appease and spoke in his sermons against ordination and episcopal clothing. He was then jailed. Now he changed his mind, took the oath and preached before King Edward VI. in episcopal regalia. In 1551 he was ordained. Since then, he managed except the diocese Gloucester also of Worcester. With great zeal he devoted himself to pastoral care and kept strictly to church discipline. 1555, he was one of the victims of recatholicization England. He died at the stake.

Remembrance

• February 9 in the Protestant calendar name