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William Wake

Infobox Archbishop of Canterbury
Full name = William Wake


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birth_name =
began = 1716
term_end = 24 January 1737
predecessor = Thomas Tenison
successor =John Potter
birth_date = 26 January 1657
birthplace = Blandford Forum, Dorset
death_date = 24 January 1737
deathplace = Lambeth Palace, London
tomb =

William Wake (26 January 1657 – 24 January 1737), was a priest in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death in 1737.

Life

Wake was born in Blandford Forum, Dorset, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He took orders, and in 1682 went to Paris as chaplain to the ambassador Richard Graham, Viscount Preston (1648-1695). Here he became acquainted with many of the savants of the capital, and was much interested in French clerical affairs. He also collated some Paris manuscripts of the "Greek Testament" for John Fell, bishop of Oxford.

He returned to England in 1685; in 1688 he became preacher at Gray's Inn, and in 1689 he received a canonry of Christ Church, Oxford. In 1693 he was appointed rector of St James's, Westminster. Ten years later he became Dean of Exeter, and in 1705 he was consecrated bishop of Lincoln. He was translated to the see of Canterbury in 1716 on the death of Thomas Tenison.

During 1718 he negotiated with leading French churchmen about a projected union of the Gallican and English churches to resist the claims of Rome. [J. H. Lupton, "Archbishop Wake and the Project of Union", 1896] In dealing with nonconformity he was tolerant, and even advocated a revision of the Prayer Book if that would allay the scruples of dissenters.

His writings are numerous, the chief being his "State of the Church and Clergy of England ... historically deduced" (London, 1703). In these writings he produced a massive defense of Anglican Orders and again disproved the Nag's Head Fable by citing a number of documentary sources. [William Wake: Archbishop of Canterbury, 1657-1737 by Norman Sykes] He died at his official home, Lambeth Palace.

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Persondata
NAME = Wake, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Archbishop of Canterbury
DATE OF BIRTH = 1657-01-26
PLACE OF BIRTH = Blandford Forum, Dorset
DATE OF DEATH = 1737-01-24
PLACE OF DEATH = Lambeth Palace, London

Источник: William Wake