- William Wake
Infobox Archbishop of Canterbury
Full name = William Wake
caption =
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 theChurch of England andArchbishop of Canterbury from 1716 until his death in 1737.Life
Wake was born in
Blandford Forum ,Dorset , and educated atChrist 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 " forJohn 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 ofChrist Church, Oxford . In 1693 he was appointed rector of St James's,Westminster . Ten years later he becameDean of Exeter , and in 1705 he was consecratedbishop of Lincoln . He was translated to the see ofCanterbury in 1716 on the death ofThomas 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 .References
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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
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