1. Matthew Wren was an influential English clergyman, bishop and scholar.
11 Facts About Matthew Wren
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Matthew Wren was descended from an ancient family which came originally from Denmark.
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Matthew Wren's parents lived in the parish of St Peter, Westcheap in the City of London, and had three children: a daughter Anna, and two sons; Matthew, born 1585, and Christopher, born 1589.
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Matthew Wren was the brother of Christopher Wren, who took holy orders, and the uncle of the prominent architect Sir Christopher Wren.
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Matthew Wren attended Merchant Taylors' School, London, and proceeded in 1601 to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was a protege of Lancelot Andrewes.
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Matthew Wren became a Fellow in 1605 and later President.
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Matthew Wren was Master of Peterhouse from 1625 to 1634.
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Matthew Wren accompanied Charles I to Holyrood Palace for his Scottish coronation in 1633, and was appointed chaplain and Clerk of the Closet.
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Matthew Wren became Bishop of Hereford in 1634, Norwich in 1635, and Ely in 1638.
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Matthew Wren married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Cutler of Ipswich and Sproughton, Suffolk.
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Matthew Wren was himself firmly attached to the Arminian views.