‘A good soul and a true friend’: Benjamin Hoadly’s ordination of Osborne Atterbury, 1744

This article examines Bishop Benjamin Hoadly’s decision in 1744 to ordain the son of his enemy and political opponent Bishop Francis Atterbury. Osborne Atterbury was the black sheep of the Atterbury family having left Oxford without a degree and lived as a seaman before deciding to enter the Church....

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Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Wales Press 2024
In: The journal of religious history, literature and culture
Year: 2024, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 95-102
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hoadly, Benjamin 1676-1761 / Church of England / Ordination / Nepotism
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
CH Christianity and Society
KBF British Isles
KDE Anglican Church
TJ Modern history
Further subjects:B HOADLY
B Obligation
B Ordination
B ATTERBURY
B NEPOTISM
B Patronage
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