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| John ROGERS Of PEMBROKE. S. of John, of Deritend, Birmingham. B. c 1509 (? 1500 ). B.A. 1525/6 . R. of Holy Trinity-the-Less [???], 1532-4, resigned, Appointed chaplain to the English merchants at Antwerp [ Belgium ]. Became intimate with William Tindal then engaged on his translation of the Old Testament. Ultimately abandoned the doctrine of Rome. Went to Wittenberg, Germany , and became pastor of a protestant congregation there. Returned to England , in 1548 . R. of St Matthew, Friday Street, London , 1548 . R. of St Margaret Moses [ London ], 1550-1, resigned, and V. of St Sepulchre's [ London ], 1550-5, deprived. Preb. of St Paul's [ London ], 1551-53 . Divinity lecturer at St Paul's [ London ]. Deprived of his benefices for preaching against popery, 1553 . The first English commentator on the Bible. Assisted in preparing the English version of the Bible for the Press. Married Adriana de Weyden. Convicted of heresy [and ] [Died], burnt at Smithfield, 04 Feb., 1554/5; the first victim of the Marian persecution. (To be distinguished from a contemporary namesake, R. of All Hallows-in-the-Wall [ London ], 1547-55 . Died 1555 .) Father of the next. ( Cooper, I. 121; D.N.B.; Hennessy ; J. L. Chester, John Rogers .) | John ROGERS Approx. lifespan: 1509–1554 Of Pembroke College s. of John ROGERS of Deritend, Birmingham. b. c1509 (? 1500 ). B.A. 1525/6 R. of Holy Trinity-the-Less, ??? 1532-34 resigned, Appointed chaplain to the English merchants at Antwerp, [ Belgium ] Became intimate with William Tindal then engaged on his translation of the Old Testament. Ultimately abandoned the doctrine of Rome. Went to Wittenberg, Germany and became pastor of a protestant congregation there. Returned to England in 1548 R. of St Matthew Friday Street, London 1548 R. of St Margaret Moses, [ London ] 1550-51 resigned, and V. of St Sepulchre's, [ London ] 1550-55 deprived. Preb. of St Paul's, [ London ] 1551-53 Divinity lecturer at St Paul's, [ London ] Deprived of his benefices for preaching against popery 1553 The first English commentator on the Bible. Assisted in preparing the English version of the Bible for the Press. m. Adriana DE WEYDEN Convicted of heresy [and ] d., burnt at Smithfield 1554/5:02:04 ; the first victim of the Marian persecution. (To be distinguished from a contemporary namesake, R. of All Hallows-in-the-Wall, [ London ] 1547-55 Died 1555 .) father of John ROGERS (1559) ( Cooper I. 121; D.N.B.; Hennessy ; J. L. Chester, John ROGERS .) |