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• Foxe,John — Foxe (fŏks), John. 1516 1587. English martyrologist who wrote The Book of Martyrs (1563), an account of Protestant martyrs during the reign of Mary I. * * * …   Universalium

• FOXE, John — (1517 1587) John Foxe was a zealous proponent of the English Reformation, renowned as the compiler of Acts and Monuments of These Latter and Perilous Days (first edition, 1563), known popularly as The Book of Martyrs. This monumental collection… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

• Foxe, John — ▪ British clergyman born 1516, Boston, Lincolnshire, Eng. died April 18, 1587, Cripplegate, London       English Puritan preacher and author of The Book of Martyrs, a graphic and polemic account of those who suffered for the cause of… …   Universalium

• Foxe, John — (1516–87)    Historian.    Foxe was a native of Lincolnshire and was educated at the University of Oxford. He was acquainted with John bale who encouraged his interest in history and he was ordained in 1550 by Nicholas ridley. During the reign of …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Foxe, John —  (1516–1587) English clergyman, most remembered for the book commonly known as Foxe’s Book of Martyrs; not to be confused with George Fox (1624–1691), founder of the Society of Friends, or Quakers …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• FOXE, John — (1516 1587)    English Protestant and author of Acts and Monuments of Matters Happening in the Church popularly known as Foxe s Book of Martyrs which documented ROMAN CATHOLIC persecution of PROTESTANTS. For at least two centuries this book was… …   Concise dictionary of Religion