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Stephen Gardiner


Stephen Gardiner
Bishop of Winchester
Portrait by Quentin Matsys
ChurchRoman Catholic/Church of England
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseWinchester
In office1531–1551, 1553–1555
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Consecration3 December 1531
Personal details
Born(1483-07-27)27 July 1483
Died12 November 1555(1555-11-12) (aged 72)
BuriedWinchester Cathedral
51°03′38″N 1°18′47″W / 51.06056°N 1.31306°W / 51.06056; -1.31306
NationalityEnglish
DenominationRoman Catholic/Anglican
Alma materTrinity Hall, Cambridge

Stephen Gardiner (27 July 1483[1] – 12 November 1555) was an English Catholic bishop and politician during the English Reformation period who served as Lord Chancellor during the reign of Queen Mary I and King Philip.

  1. ^ Lindsey, Karen, xvii, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived, Perseus Books, 1995.

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