Rowland Taylor

Rowland Taylor (October 6, 1510 - February 9, 1555) was a Protestant martyr of the Tudor period.

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Rowland Taylor - October 6 - 1510 - February 9 - 1555 - Tudor period

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He was born in Northumberland, England, and died at Hadleigh. At the time of his death he was Rector, or Anglican parish priest of a small parish in a (now) small market town called Hadleigh (also spelled Hadley). Taylor provided pastoral leadership for several parishes in Suffolk county England. He was Queen "Bloody Mary's" (Mary I) third martyr-victim among hundreds during her brief reign in England (1553-1558), as she attempted to bring about Roman Catholic major reforms against the Protestants. His sentence was execution by burning at the stake, a common method of punishment for religious dissenters and perceived heretics in the 16th century. He was viewed as a heretic by Roman Catholics but is viewed by Protestants as one of the great Christian martyrs.

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Northumberland - England - Rector - Anglican - Parish - Hadleigh - Suffolk - Queen - Mary I - Roman Catholic - Protestants - Execution by burning - 16th century - Christian martyrs

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