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Jeremy Taylor

English clergyman

Died when: 53 years 363 days (647 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

Jeremy Taylor

Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was a cleric in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell.

He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of expression, and he is frequently cited as one of the greatest prose writers in the English language.

He is remembered in the liturgical calendars of the Church of England and the Episcopal Church of the United States.

Taylor was under the patronage of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury.He went on to become chaplain in ordinary to King Charles I as a result of Laud's sponsorship.

This made him politically suspect when Laud was tried for treason and executed in January 1644/5 by the Puritan parliament during the English Civil War.

After the parliamentary victory over the King, he was briefly imprisoned several times.Eventually, he was allowed to live quietly in Wales, where he became the private chaplain of the Earl of Carbery.

After the Restoration, he was made Bishop of Down and Connor in Ireland.He also became vice-chancellor of the University of Dublin.


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