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Whitgift
/ ˈwɪtˌɡɪft /
noun
- WhitgiftJohn?15301604MEnglishRELIGION: clergyman John. ?1530–1604, English churchman; as archbishop of Canterbury (1583–1604) he tried to curb the influence of Puritanism
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Whitgift was buried at Croydon where he founded a school and hospital.
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Whitgift, who succeeded Grindal in 1583, though kind-hearted, was strict in his administration of the law.
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This book was immediately suppressed by order of Archbishop Whitgift, possibly because it was supposed to savour of Puritanism.
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His successor, the Calvinistic Whitgift, was almost certainly of the same mind.
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Archbishop Whitgift was a rich man, and was also a great favourite of Queen Elizabeth's.
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