Alexander Nowell
Alexander Nowell | |
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Alexander Nowell | |
| Member of Parliament for West Looe | |
| In office September 1553 – October 1553 Serving with Ralph Clive | |
| Monarch | Mary I |
| Preceded by | John Astley |
| Succeeded by | William Bendlowes |
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| Born | 1517 Read, Lancashire |
| Died | February 13, 1602 London, Middlesex |
| Nationality | English |
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| Relations | William Whitaker (nephew) |
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| Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
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| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
| Church | Church of England |
Offices held | Prebendary of Westminster Abbey (1551–4, 1560–4) Archdeacon of Middlesex (1560) Dean of St Paul's (1560–1602) Rector of Saltwood, Kent (1560) Rector of Much Hadham, Hertfordshire (1562–89) |
Alexander Nowell (c. 1517 – 13 February 1602), also known as Alexander Noel, was an Anglican priest and theologian who served as Dean of St Paul's during much of Elizabeth I's reign, and is now remembered for his catechisms, written in Latin.