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Mary I of England
Mary I (1516–1558) was Queen of England and Ireland (reigned 1553–1558). She restored Catholicism in England and executed Protestants, which led Protestant exiles to produce the Geneva Bible.
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- Geneva BibleBible
The Geneva Bible is an English Bible published in 1560 in Geneva, Switzerland, by English Protestant exiles. Widely read for its verse numbering and extensive marginal notes (commentary printed alongside the text), it was the most popular Bible in the English-speaking world before the King James Version.
- Thomas CranmerPeople
Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury who led the English Reformation and compiled the Book of Common Prayer, the foundation of Anglican worship. He was burned at the stake under Mary I.
- William WhittinghamPeople
William Whittingham (c. 1524–1579) was an English scholar and clergyman of Puritan sympathies. Exiled to Geneva under Mary I, he led the translation of the Geneva Bible and later served as Dean of Durham Cathedral.
- Mary, Mother of MarkPeople
Mary, the mother of Mark, was a member of the Jerusalem church mentioned in Acts 12. She owned the house to which Peter went after his release from prison, where many people had gathered to pray.
- Raising of LazarusBible
The raising of Lazarus is an event recorded in John 11, in which Jesus, at Bethany, raised Lazarus from the tomb after he had been dead four days. It is commonly regarded as the last and greatest of the signs in the Gospel of John.
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