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The Vow of Chastity That Brought a Bishop to the Pyre

The Vow of Chastity That Brought a Bishop to the Pyre

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A bishop consecrated by a king faces a pyre in a Welsh market square. How did a vow of chastity lead to such a public downfall?

The Vow of Chastity That Brought a Bishop to the Pyre

This episode explores the life of Robert Ferrar, Bishop of St Davids, tracing his journey from a monastic vow to a public burning. It examines the forces that led a man of high office to such a dramatic end.

Person: Robert Ferrar
Event: Burning for heresy
Date: March 30, 1555
Location: Market square in Wales
Status: Bishop of St Davids

- Robert Ferrar entered Nostell Priory between 1485 and 1509, taking vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience upon his ordination.
- He attended Cambridge around 1525, where he encountered a circle of reformers including Thomas Cranmer and Hugh Latimer, all of whom would later face tribunals.
- Ferrar was first arrested for possessing forbidden reformist books while at Cardinal College, Oxford, as recorded by John Foxe.
- After a period of silence following excommunication in 1540, he was appointed Bishop of St Davids by Edward VI in 1548, subsequently marrying and having three sons.
- His appointment to St Davids, a remote diocese, led to conflict with the cathedral chapter, culminating in 56 articles of accusation, including charges of "folly."

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