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English bishops tried for seditious libel in 1688
The Seven Bishops were members of the Church of England tried and acquitted for seditious libel in the Court of King's Bench in June 1688. The very unpopular
Seven_Bishops
Index of lists with the same name
used in the following cases: Black Friday (1688), imprisonment of the Seven Bishops of the Church of England (8 June), on the eve of the Glorious Revolution
List_of_Black_Fridays
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688
who had been heir presumptive. Secondly, the state prosecution of the Seven Bishops was seen as an assault on the Church of England, and their acquittal
James_II_of_England
Episcopal Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
annually. The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, under the first seven bishops of Washington, erected the cathedral under a charter passed by the United
Washington_National_Cathedral
British revolution of 1688
created the prospect of a Catholic dynasty, while the acquittal of the Seven Bishops on 30 June destroyed James's political authority. In 1677, James's elder
Glorious_Revolution
1660 restoration of the monarchy in the British Isles
ordered all Anglican clergymen to read it to their congregations. When seven bishops, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, submitted a petition requesting
Stuart_Restoration
Leadership position in religious institutions
for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political
Bishop
English lawyer, judge and Tory politician
general to King James II and was chief prosecutor at the trial of the Seven Bishops in June 1688. He served as Justice of the King's Bench from 1713 to
Thomas_Powys_(judge)
English politician (1632–1691)
part of the defence in the trial of the Seven Bishops. Foss expresses it well: "on the trial of the seven bishops in June 1688, he was offered a retainer
Henry_Pollexfen
15th-century phantom island
Hispania c. 714. Seeking to flee from the Muslim conquerors, seven Christian Visigothic bishops embarked with their flocks on ships and set sail westwards
Antillia
Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland
English border. There are seven dioceses in Scotland. St Mary's is the see of the Bishop of Edinburgh, one of the seven bishops of the Scottish Episcopal
St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal)
St_Mary's_Cathedral,_Edinburgh_(Episcopal)
Remarkable constructions of classical antiquity
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, also known as the Seven Wonders of the World or simply the Seven Wonders, is a list of seven notable structures
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World
Anglican church in Ireland
comprises two houses, the House of Bishops and the House of Representatives. The House of Bishops includes the 9 diocesan bishops and two archbishops, forming
Church_of_Ireland
Former radical Amish group
ordained bishop in an unusual form. Amish tradition requires that at least three bishops take part in the ordination ceremony of a new bishop, but in Mullet's
Bergholz_Community
Christian church in Scotland
seven Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church from among their number to serve as a primus inter pares or 'first among equals' as the Senior Bishop.
Scottish_Episcopal_Church
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1677 to 1690
November 1693) was the 79th Archbishop of Canterbury, and was one of the Seven Bishops imprisoned in 1688 for seditious libel against King James II, over his
William_Sancroft
Bishop of Bristol
August 1684 and to Chichester on 19 October 1685. He was one of the Seven Bishops who opposed the Declaration of Indulgence and were imprisoned by King
John_Lake_(bishop)
China–Holy See bilateral relations
more years. As of July 2022, seven bishops before 2018 were brought into communion with the Vatican and only six new bishops had been appointed under the
China–Holy_See_relations
British Army general (1653–1731)
support base. His elder brother, Sir Jonathan Trelawny, was one of the Seven Bishops whose prosecution and subsequent acquittal destroyed James' political
Charles_Trelawny
the Bishop of Gibraltar, and the Apostolic Prefect of the Falkland Islands. The Bishops' Conference of Scotland comprises all archbishops, bishops, and
List of Catholic bishops in Great Britain
List_of_Catholic_bishops_in_Great_Britain
Anglican church in England
diocesan bishop, e.g., the bishops of Durham, Guildford and St Albans, and will have a cathedral. There may be one or more suffragan bishops within the
Church_of_England
Bishops who sit in the House of Lords
of the Seven Bishops—William Sancroft, archbishop of Canterbury; Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet, bishop of Winchester; Thomas Ken, bishop of Bath
Lords_Spiritual
Independent Old Catholic denomination
States and Europe. The membership of the ECC is about 10,000, including seven bishops, and more than 50 communities across 20 states. In 2009, the Ecumenical
Ecumenical_Catholic_Communion
Assembly of Catholic bishops
Korte There are seven emeritus Bishop. There are also other Dutch bishops that a non-Dutch diocese boards. The Secretariat of the Bishops Conference and
Bishops' Conference of the Netherlands
Bishops'_Conference_of_the_Netherlands
XVI invited four Chinese bishops, including two government recognized bishops, one underground bishop, and one underground bishop recently emerged into the
Catholic_Church_in_China
English constitutional document
'unjust' laws, but accepting punishment for breaking them, as with the Seven Bishops. Modern historians argue James failed to appreciate the extent to which
Declaration_of_Right,_1689
British church schisms after 1688
including nine bishops. Ordinary clergy were allowed to keep their positions but after efforts to compromise failed, the six surviving bishops were removed
Nonjuring_schism
English jurist and statesman (1651–1716)
continually increased until the trial of the Seven Bishops, in which he was junior counsel. One of the bishops objected that "too young and obscure a Man"
John_Somers,_1st_Baron_Somers
Holiness-Pentecostal Christian denomination
added three more bishops to the hierarchy: Bishop U. E. Miller, Bishop S. M. Crouch, and Bishop O. T. Jones Sr. This group of seven bishops became known officially
Church_of_God_in_Christ
English Anglican bishop (1637–1700)
November 1700) was Bishop of Ely, one of the seven bishops who petitioned against the Declaration of Indulgence and one of the nine bishops who refused to
Francis_Turner_(bishop)
List of events
Seven Bishops, tried at the Court of King's Bench, are found not guilty of seditious libel. 30 June – a conspiracy of notables, the "Immortal Seven"
1688_in_England
Roman Catholic church in Asturias, Spain
Cistercians. The church known as the "Bishops' Chapel" was consecrated on 16 September 893, with seven bishops in attendance. The church is next to the
Church of San Salvador de Valdediós
Church_of_San_Salvador_de_Valdediós
Gathering of Catholic bishops, 1850
from the bishops to Cardinal John Henry Newman to become its chancellor and its foundation in 1854. Decrees of the Plenary Synod of the Bishops of Ireland
Synod_of_Thurles
Ecclesiastical State of the Holy Roman Empire
the Franconian lands. The bishops obtained the status of Imperial immediacy about 1245 and ruled their estates as Prince-bishops until they were subsumed
Prince-Bishopric_of_Bamberg
Archbishop governing the Archdiocese of Cologne
94 bishops and archbishops of Cologne. Four of them resigned in response to impeachment. Eight were coadjutor bishops before they took office. Seven were
Archbishop_of_Cologne
active and retired bishops in Texas — diocesan, coadjutor, and auxiliary — are members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The Personal
List of Catholic bishops of Texas
List_of_Catholic_bishops_of_Texas
3rd-century founding bishop of Toulouse
all but dissolved the small Christian communities. Fabian sent out seven bishops from Rome to Gaul to preach the Gospel: Gatien to Tours, Trophimus to
Saturnin
Senior church official
are also bishops or archbishops, few are "cardinal bishops". Until 1150, there were seven cardinal bishops, each presiding over one of the seven suburbicarian
Cardinal_(Catholic_Church)
Catholic governing body
The Czech Bishops' Conference (CBC) (Czech: Česká biskupská konference) is the standing episcopal conference of the Catholic bishops of the Czech Republic
Czech_Bishops'_Conference
Bishop who also rules a principality
between a prince-bishop and the burghers were invariably not cordial. As cities demanded charters from emperors, kings, or their prince-bishops and declared
Prince-bishop
Catholic diocese in England
shipbuilding town. Since the erection of the Diocese in 1924, there have been seven bishops of this diocese. The longest-serving was the third (Brian Charles Foley)
Diocese_of_Lancaster
Title in the Baronetage of England
Cornwall and Liskeard. The third Baronet was a clergyman and one of the Seven Bishops imprisoned by James II. The fourth Baronet represented West Looe, Liskeard
Salusbury-Trelawny_baronets
Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Germany
November 1007, a synod was held in Frankfurt. Eight archbishops and twenty-seven bishops were present at the synod, as well as the German King Henry II. Henry
Archdiocese_of_Bamberg
Bishop of Susa
Orientale in manuscript BnF syr. 332 alone mentions seven bishops with that name, including the bishop of Susa. The Saint's name spelling has survived in
Miles_(bishop_of_Susa)
Council of Christian bishops in Nicaea, 325
The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea (now İznik, Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine
First_Council_of_Nicaea
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Metropolitan (born 1949)
presented a memento from the White House. Mathews III consecrated seven metropolitan bishops at St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral, Pazhanji on 28 July 2022. The
Baselios_Marthoma_Mathews_III
Head of the Catholic Church from 236 to 250
"apostles to the Gauls" to Christianise Gaul in A.D. 245. Fabian sent seven bishops from Rome to Gaul to preach the Gospel: Gatianus of Tours to Tours,
Pope_Fabian
Eastern Catholic church
"Ruthenian Catholic Church: Living Bishops". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 6 May 2026. "Ruthenian Church: Living Catholic Bishops". GCatholic.org. Retrieved
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Ruthenian_Greek_Catholic_Church
wrote that the bishops were Hebrew until Hadrian suppressed the Bar Kokhba revolt. After this the bishops were gentiles. "But since the bishops of the circumcision
Early_bishops_of_Jerusalem
Right to communicate one's needs to government
Rights, the 1689 bill of rights passed by the Parliament of England Seven Bishops Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000), Article
Right_to_petition
Welsh judge (c. 1633 – 1696)
Pleas and the Court of King's Bench. He presided over the trial of the Seven Bishops in 1688. Born in 1632 or 1633, Powell was from Pentre Meurig, Llanwrda
John_Powell_(judge)
State-run Chinese Catholic organization
between church and government, with the Chinese Catholic Bishops' Conference representing the bishops and the Chinese Church Administrative Committee would
Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association
Chinese_Catholic_Patriotic_Association
State in early modern Switzerland
this time until the French invasion of 1798, the bishops of Sion retained their title of prince-bishops of the Holy Roman Empire only in name, being constitutionally
Republic of the Seven Tithings
Republic_of_the_Seven_Tithings
English brewer and Tory member of parliament
the jury in the trial of the Seven Bishops. Arnold was the last member of the jury to agree to an acquittal of the bishops, likely influenced by his concern
Michael_Arnold_(MP)
Head of the Coptic Church from 1131 to 1145
Ethiopia to appoint more bishops to his kingdom, Gabriel showed the Caliph that if that country had more than seven bishops, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Pope_Gabriel_II_of_Alexandria
English cleric and bishop (1637–1711)
when James reissued his Declaration of Indulgence, Ken was one of the Seven Bishops who refused to publish it. He was probably influenced by two considerations:
Thomas_Ken
to refer to the bishops alone. The term "pope" was still used loosely until the sixth century, being at times assumed by other bishops. The term "hierarchy"
Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
Hierarchy_of_the_Catholic_Church
African Methodist order
signed by the seven bishops of the province to be in communion with the Ethiopian Church. This involved a decision to consecrate bishops, priest and deacons
Order_of_Ethiopia
English politician and Jacobite (1650–1701)
committing the bishops to the Tower of London, Hastings did so instead, which was later held against him. Wild celebrations when the bishops were acquitted
Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon
Theophilus_Hastings,_7th_Earl_of_Huntingdon
first documented bishop of Cartagena was Héctor, who attended the Council of Tarragona in 516. In 546, a council of the seven bishops of the Carthaginensis
Ancient_diocese_of_Cartagena
Irish Catholic priest
Ledwith to seven bishops including the bishop of Ferns, Brendan Comiskey, who was championing Ledwith's appointment, Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich and Bishop Cahal
Micheál_Ledwith
Ecclesiastical office
The bishop of the provincial capital, the metropolitan, enjoyed certain rights over other bishops in the province, later called "suffragan bishops". The
Metropolitan_bishop
Right in the First Amendment
to petition he referenced the Trial of the Seven Bishops where the Lords Spiritual including the Arch Bishop of Canterbury were committed to the Tower
Right to petition in the United States
Right_to_petition_in_the_United_States
Meeting of bishops to rule on Christian doctrine and other matters
accept the results. Bishops belonging to what became known as the Church of the East participated in the first two councils. Bishops belonging to what became
Ecumenical_council
Patriarch of Constantinople, c. 490–496
all signed it. Pope Felix III convened in 484 a Roman synod of sixty-seven bishops that condemned the emperor's decree, deposed and excommunicated Acacius
Euphemius_of_Constantinople
The following is a list of bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States. The list also includes bishops in the American territories of Puerto Rico
List of Catholic bishops in the United States
List_of_Catholic_bishops_in_the_United_States
Scottish Highlands revolt to restore the House of Stuart
retain bishops, the Rising highlighted his reliance on Presbyterian support. In an attempt to preserve Episcopalianism, the Scottish bishops proposed
Jacobite_rising_of_1689
Group of bishops
collective body of all the bishops of a group who are in valid apostolic succession. This succession is transmitted from each bishop to their successors by
Historical_episcopate
Early Christian governance councils
across the Empire, subsidized by the Emperor. Previous to this council, the bishops would hold local councils, such as the Council of Jerusalem, but there
First seven ecumenical councils
First_seven_ecumenical_councils
Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England (c.1432–1476)
of his family, twenty eight peers, fifty nine knights, ten abbots, seven bishops, numerous lawyers, clergy, esquires, and ladies, together with their
George_Neville_(bishop)
Parish in Leitrim/Cavan, Ireland
Martyrology of Tallaght is to a feast day on 15 January referring to the Seven bishops of Dromma Airbelaig, who probably lived in a monastery in the area in
Drumreilly
Head of the Coptic Church from 1078 to 1092
selection of Cyril II as patriarch of Alexandria. A council of forty-seven bishops was assembled to depose him, supported by a Muslim overseer of an orchard
Pope_Cyril_II_of_Alexandria
Catholic diocese in England
Bishops' Committee for Europe. He is a member of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications in the Vatican. He is the chairman of the Bishops'
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Portsmouth
Former church in Antioch
presence of both Constans and Constantius II and a gathering of ninety-seven bishops, which formed the dedication council. It was built on the island between
Domus_Aurea_(Antioch)
English politician (1633–1692)
and scored a great triumph as defence counsel in the Trial of the Seven Bishops. Sawyer settled at Highclere in Hampshire where he built the house that
Robert Sawyer (Attorney General)
Robert_Sawyer_(Attorney_General)
American Catholic episcopal conference
Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and United States Catholic Conference (USCC), the USCCB is a registered corporation based in Washington, D.C. As with all bishops' conferences
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
United_States_Conference_of_Catholic_Bishops
English bishop
177 Whiston's Memoirs; Life of Isaac Milles Strickland's Lives of the Seven Bishops.] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public
George_Hooper_(bishop)
Australian assistant bishops
The assistant bishops of Sydney are the assistant bishops in the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia. They each assist the Archbishop of Sydney by maintaining
Assistant bishops in the Diocese of Sydney
Assistant_bishops_in_the_Diocese_of_Sydney
Church in İzmir, Turkey
inside of the cathedral entrance is a painting which depicts seven bishops of the seven churches of the Apocalypse. This painting, originally done for
St._John's_Cathedral_(İzmir)
Pair of proclamations made by James II
and six other Bishops presented a petition to the King declaring the Declaration of Indulgence illegal. James promptly had the seven bishops tried for rebellion
Declaration of Indulgence (1687)
Declaration_of_Indulgence_(1687)
Latin Catholic diocese in Italy
Cardinal Giuseppe Francica-Nava de Bontifè of Catania, and included seven bishops, among them Giovanni Blandini of Noto. Blandini was influential in introducing
Diocese_of_Noto
Council of Roman Catholic bishops
intended to be. (No. 7) The bishops asked the pope to convene a national council of bishops in Baltimore in 1850. The bishops also requested that thee pope
Provincial Councils of Baltimore
Provincial_Councils_of_Baltimore
Catholic head of the Diocese of Brechin
1560; (secondly) by bishops of the Church of Scotland until that church declared itself presbyterian in 1689; and (thirdly) by bishops of the Scottish Episcopal
Bishop_of_Brechin
the written approval from seven bishops. He made a second pilgrimage to Rome in 1838, and then asked permission from Bishop François-René Boussen, of
Theodore_Ryken
the church or bishop concerned. Before the development of dioceses, which began earlier in England than in Scotland and Wales, "such bishops as there were
List of former cathedrals in Great Britain
List_of_former_cathedrals_in_Great_Britain
English draughtsman and engraver (1645–1703)
Leeds; and the Earl of Seaforth. There are also groups of the seven bishops, the bishops' council, the lords justices of England, and the Portsmouth captains
Robert_White_(engraver)
17th-century Scottish Presbyterians
Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange. Prosecuting the Seven Bishops seemed to go beyond tolerance for Catholicism and into an assault on
Covenanters
Titular diocese in Turkey
earthquake in the 6th century. Le Quien (Oriens Christ., I, 533) mentions seven bishops of Ibora, from the 4th to the 9th century. The bishopric was still active
Ibora
New Jersey diocese of the Catholic Church
catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-09-17. "Paterson's Seven Bishops". www.livedigitaleditions.com. "Bishop James Johnston Navagh [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www
Diocese_of_Paterson
Catholic dioceses around Rome, the titles of which can be assigned to cardinal bishops
Rome, whose (titular) bishops are the (now six) ordinary members of the highest-ranking order of cardinals, the cardinal bishops (to which the cardinal
Suburbicarian_diocese
Welsh-born Anglican bishop (1637–1710)
In 1685 he was appointed to become Bishop of Norwich. He sought to sign the petition for which the Seven Bishops were tried in 1688, but his letter was
William Lloyd (bishop of Norwich)
William_Lloyd_(bishop_of_Norwich)
English judge and jurist (1666–1739)
judge and his performance when presiding at the notorious Trial of the Seven Bishops was generally criticised. For a son of the same name and also a judge
Robert Wright (South Carolina judge)
Robert_Wright_(South_Carolina_judge)
Early medieval Welsh kingdom
"protector". During the Age of the Saints, Dyfed may have had as many as seven bishops, called in Latin sacerdotes, one for each cantref; their sees were called
Kingdom_of_Dyfed
Village in Wiltshire, England
and B&Q and the former Le Marchant Barracks, remains within Bishops Cannings parish. Bishops Cannings is a civil parish with an elected parish council.
Bishops_Cannings
Catholic Church Synod
is licit, but [instead] a discussion between bishops." The fifth ordinary session of the Synod of Bishops, held in 1980, was the last held on the topic
Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Fourteenth_Ordinary_General_Assembly_of_the_Synod_of_Bishops
disbanded on his instructions after the acquittals in the Trial of the Seven Bishops. Following James' overthrow in the Glorious Revolution, Parliament (with
Ecclesiastical Commission of 1686
Ecclesiastical_Commission_of_1686
17th/18th-century English bishop
Roman Catholic tendencies of James II of England, and was one of the seven bishops who, for refusing to have the Declaration of Indulgence read in his
William Lloyd (bishop of Worcester)
William_Lloyd_(bishop_of_Worcester)
English judge
appointed Lord Chief Justice of England. At the famous Trial of the Seven Bishops in Trinity Term, 1688, Sir Richard Allibond laid down the most arbitrary
Richard_Allibond
Pentecostal Christian denomination based in India
diocesan bishop or a vicar-general. In 2009, the church ordained seven bishops. On 2 March 2017, Metropolitan Yohan consecrated twelve bishops for the
Believers_Eastern_Church
Church in Baltimore, United States
Grace & St. Peter's and its two preceding foundations have produced seven Bishops in the Episcopal Church. Partial list: 1803–1815 (?): The Rev. George
Grace_and_St._Peter's_Church
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Boy/Male
Welsh
Youthful.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Gift from God.
Female
Welsh
Welsh name SEREN means "star."
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Levin.English, North German, and Dutch : from the Germanic personal name represented by Old English Lēofwine, Saxon Liafwin, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + wine ‘friend’.English and Scottish : habitational name from places called Leven in East Yorkshire, Fife, and Renfrew. The first is probably from a stream name, possibly derived from a Celtic word meaning smooth (as in Welsh llyfyn). The Scottish place name is from a Gaelic river name meaning ‘elm river’.Dutch and North German : from a Flemish saint’s name, Lefwin (Lieven), the patron saint of Ghent (see Lewin 2).
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Fierce stronghold.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Seven Star in Galaxy or Seven Wise Saint in Mythology; Sevan Brahmin Godman
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Old Norse Sveinn, SVEN means "boy."
Boy/Male
English American Greek
Crown; wreath.
Boy/Male
Australian, Welsh
Seven
Boy/Male
Hindu
King of the gods, Another name for Indra
Boy/Male
English
Strict. Restrained. Surname.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Mountain.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Devon, DEVEN means "worshiper of the god Dumnonos."Â
Boy/Male
Irish American
Handsome child.
Boy/Male
Hindi American Irish English Indian
God.
Male
Spanish
Spanish pet form of Italian/Spanish Severiano and Severino, both SEVE means "stern."
Male
Hebrew
(×ֶבֶן) Hebrew name EVEN means "stone." Compare with another form of Even.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Seven.
Male
English
Popular spelling of English Stephen, STEVEN means "crown."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a personal name equivalent to Severin.English : topographic name from the river Severn, which flows from Wales through much of western England to the Bristol Channel. The river name is recorded as early as the 2nd century ad in the form Sabrina. This is one of Britain’s most ancient river names; the original meaning is uncertain, but it may have been ‘slow-moving’.
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