George Montaigne
George Montaigne | |
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Archbishop of York | |
Church | Church of England |
Diocese | York |
Installed | July 1628 |
Term ended | 24 October 1628 |
Predecessor | Tobias Matthew |
Successor | Samuel Harsnett |
Orders | |
Ordination | 28 June 1593 by Richard Howland |
Consecration | 14 December 1617 by George Abbot |
Personal details | |
Born | 1569 |
Died | 24 October 1628 London |
Buried | All Saints' Church, Cawood |
Nationality | English |
Denomination | Anglican |
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George Montaigne (or Mountain; 1569 – 24 October 1628) was an English bishop.
Life
Montaigne was born in 1569 at Cawood, Yorkshire.[2] He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, matriculating at Michaelmas 1586, graduating B.A. 1590, M.A. 1593, B.D. 1602, D.D. 1607, and holding a fellowship at Queens' 1592–1611. He was ordained deacon and priest at Peterborough in 1593.[3]
In 1597 he was chaplain to
He was
When in 1628 the archbishopric of York fell vacant by the death of Tobias Matthew, Montaigne is said to have secured the nomination by remarking to Charles I, "Hadst thou faith as a grain of mustard seed, thou wouldst say unto this mountain, be removed into that sea [see]" (Matthew 17:20). He was duly elected to the archbishopric on 1 July, but died in London on 24 October 1628, and was buried in Cawood Church.[2]
He was one of the
Notes and references
- ISBN 978-1-60034-516-6.
- ^ a b c d Bradley, E. B. (1894). Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 38. London: Smith, Elder & Co. . In
- ^ "Montaigne, George (MNTN586G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Corns, Thomas N. (2003). A Companion to Milton. p. 115.