Lancelot Andrewes

Lancelot Andrewes
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Short Name: Lancelot Andrewes
Full Name: Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626
Birth Year: 1555
Death Year: 1626

Also known as Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Ely, Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Chichester.

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Lancelot Andrewes (1555 – 25 September 1626) was an English bishop and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, of Ely, and of Winchester and oversaw the translation of the King James Version of the Bible (or Authorized Version). In the Church of England he is commemorated on 25 September with a lesser festival.
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