Augustine Bernher
Augustine Bernher (fl. 1554) was a priest in England.
Life
Bernher, a clerk and servant of
martyrs, and a kind of overseer to the wives and fatherless children of those who died for their religion. In a letter written shortly before his death, Robert Glover bade his wife be guided by Bernher, whom he called "an angel of God"; and John Bradford, writing from his prison, addressed him as "my own good Augustine". He comforted and attended on Glover, Careless, Joyce Lewis, and Cuthbert Sympson, who suffered martyrdom in 1555–8.[1]
In the reign of Elizabeth he was rector of Sutton (Memorials, i. 589), or, according to Tanner, of Southam, and was noted for the
Catherine, Duchess of Suffolk, (published 1572, another edition 1635), and Latimer's Works (Parker Soc.), i. 311. Notices of Bernher are in works published by the Parker Society, e.g. Bradford's Works, i. 306, ii. 168, 186, and Ridley's Works, 381.[1]
References
- ^ a b . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Bernher, Augustine". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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