Latimer, Hugh

Hugh Latimer (c. 1485-1555) was an English bishop and martyr, Latimer was born in Leicestershire, England and received his education at Christ’s College, Cambridge. In 1530 he was appointed a royal chaplain and in 1535 he became the bishop of Worcester. His sermons calling for church reform led to his arrest, although Edward VI later freed him. When Mary Tudor became queen he was condemned for heresy and burned at the stake along with fellow reformer Nicholas Ridley. His popularity and courage helped embolden Protestant believers during the reign of Mary.