Nicholas Ridley (martyr)
Nicholas Ridley | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of London and Westminster | |
Late 16th century portrait of Nicholas Ridley in the National Portrait Gallery, London | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Installed | 1550 |
| Term ended | 1553 |
| Predecessor | Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London |
| Successor | Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Rochester (1547–1550) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 5 September 1547 by Henry Holbeach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas Ridley c. 1500 South Tynedale, Northumberland, England |
| Died | 16 October 1555 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 16 October |
| Venerated in | Anglican Communion |
| Title as Saint | Oxford Martyr |
Nicholas Ridley (c. 1500 – 16 October 1555) was an English Bishop of London (the only bishop called "Bishop of London and Westminster"). Ridley was one of the Oxford Martyrs burned at the stake during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey. He is remembered with a commemoration in the calendar of saints (with Hugh Latimer) in some parts of the Anglican Communion (Church of England) on 16 October.