Owen Oglethorpe studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was elected a Fellow in 1524.
11 Facts About Owen Oglethorpe
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Owen Oglethorpe completed his BA in 1525, received his MA in 1529, and his BTh and DTh in 1536.
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Owen Oglethorpe was reputed to have taken a keen interest in his studies.
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Owen Oglethorpe was appointed a Junior Proctor at Oxford University in 1533.
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Owen Oglethorpe was unpopular with the 'reformers' at Oxford, and he was forced to resign his university offices during the reign of Edward VI.
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Owen Oglethorpe's fortunes changed under Mary I, and was appointed Dean of Windsor and Registrar of the Order of the Garter, serving from 1553 to 1556.
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Owen Oglethorpe refused Elizabeth's instruction to not elevate the host at its consecration.
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For reasons that scholars have never been able to explain, and despite his 'performance' at the Christmas Day mass, Owen Oglethorpe presided at Elizabeth's coronation only a few weeks later.
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Owen Oglethorpe greeted Elizabeth in Westminster Hall, and sprinkled her with holy water.
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Owen Oglethorpe was crowned three times: with the crown of St Edward, the imperial state crown, and a third crown.
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Carew's designation as celebrant was likely to prevent Owen Oglethorpe elevating the host, and to allow the epistle and the gospel to be read in English.