John Scory was an English Dominican friar who later became a bishop in the Church of England.
12 Facts About John Scory
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John Scory was Bishop of Rochester from 1551 to 1552, and then translated to Bishop of Chichester from 1552 to 1553.
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John Scory was deprived of this position on Queen Mary's accession, but returned to the Anglican episcopate under Elizabeth's reign as Bishop of Hereford from 1559 to 1585.
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John Scory was a Norfolk man, who became a friar in the Dominicans' house at Cambridge about 1530, and was one of those who signed the surrender on its suppression in 1538.
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King Edward notes that when Joan Bocher was executed for heresy, John Scory preached, and she reviled him, saying that he lied like a rogue and ought to read the Bible.
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John Scory was about this time made examining chaplain to Nicholas Ridley, the bishop of London.
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On Mary's accession John Scory was deprived, but submitted himself to Edmund Bonner, renounced his wife, did penance for being married, and, having recanted and been absolved, was allowed to officiate in the London diocese.
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John Scory is supposed to have circulated Cranmer's Declaration concerning the Mass.
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John Scory soon left England and went to Emden in Friesland, where he became superintendent of the English congregation.
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John Scory spent time at Wesel, then resided from 1556 at Geneva.
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John Scory wrote to Parker describing the condition of his diocese, which contained many chapels either unserved or served with a reader only; some of the parish churches were in danger, owing to an interpretation of the statute for the suppression of colleges.
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In dogma John Scory was orthodox, and signed the articles of 1562, and the canons of 1571.