Laurence Saunders

Laurence Saunders ( * 1519, † February 8, 1555 in Coventry), also spelled Lawrence Saunders, was an English Protestant martyr, whose life story is recorded in Foxe 's Book of Martyrs. A Latinized name variant is Lawrence Saunders. The transcript of his heretic process gives his own account in accordance with 1520 as birth year.

Life

Saunders was educated at Eton College and at King's College (Cambridge). After receiving his degree as Bachelor of Arts in 1541, he was trained by Sir William Chester, but soon put its economic ambitions from and continued his studies with a Master's degree in 1544 and the acquisition of a doctoral degree in theology. In the early years of the reign of Edward VI. He received a preaching license. He was considered the most gifted and was therefore very popular, which later earned him an official lecturer Office in Fotheringhay and at the Lichfield Cathedral. In 1553, he received a position at the church of All Hallows Bread Street in London, where George Marsh was his vicar.

On October 15, 1553, he preached in Northampton, where he warned the congregation that " the errors of the papal religion" by Queen Mary would be reintroduced into the church, and that England would threaten a visitation of God for their " tepid indifference in the matter Christ and the blessings of His glorious gospel. "

In October 1554 he was arrested by order of the Bishop of London, Edmund Bonner, after he had delivered a sermon in All Hallows Bread Street. After three months of detention, he was indicted on January 29, 1555 and convicted of heresy. He was taken to Coventry and burned on February 8, 1555. Before he was chained to the stake, he kissed it with the words " Welcome O Cross of Christ, welcome everlasting life! "

Family

Laurence Saunders was the son of Thomas Saunders ' († 1528) from Sibbertoft, Northamptonshire, and Margaret, daughter of Richard Caves († 1538) from Stanford, and his first wife, Elizabeth Mervin. He had five brothers, the judge Sir Edward Saunders ( † 1576 ), the lawyer and businessman Robert Saunders ( † 1559 ), Joseph Saunders, and the merchants of bladder Saunders ( † 1581) and Ambrose Saunders ( † 1586), and three sisters, Sabine, wife of businessman John Johnson, Christian ( † 1545 ), wife of Christopher Breten, and Jane, wife of Clement Villiers.

During his time in Lichfield Saunders married a woman named Joanna, with whom he had a son, Samuel. After the death of her husband Joanna left England with Robert and Lucy Harrington. Lucy Harrington died a short time later, and on June 18, 1556 Joanna married Robert Harrington.

Works

• Trewe Mirrour of glass wherin We Maye beholde the Wofull State of Our Realme of Englande Thys, published in 1556, Saunders ' authorship is disputed New edition of Walter J. Johnson Inc., 1975, ISBN 978-90-221-0761-4, in the series The English Experience, Its Record in Early Printed Books Published in Facsimile, # 76

Honors

The Lawrence Saunders Road in Coventry is named after him.