The Good and the Great

Outstanding Christian Men and Women from the Diocese of Ely

In this section of the website we commemorate some outstanding Christian men and women from this Diocese whose lives have influenced history and the world.

Our biographical collection of the good and the great includes some scholars and thinkers, some social reformers and some people in history whose lives have transformed society. Their common bond is their Christian commitment and their link with this part of England.

Biographies

Botulph Medieval Saint died c. 680	Berridge, John 1716 –1793	Clarkson, Thomas 1760–1846	Clerk Maxwell, James 1831–1879
Cranmer, Thomas Archbishop 1489-1556	Faber, Frederick William 1814–1863	Ferrar, Nicholas 1593–1637	Fisher, John 1469 – 1534
Henslow, John Stevens 1796–1861	Herbert, George 1593–1633	Hill, Octavia 1838–1912	Latimer, Hugh Protestant Martyr c1491-1555
Martyn, Henry 1812–1781	Robertson, Algy 1894-1955	Sayers, Dorothy L 1893–1957	Selwyn, George Augustus 1809–1878
Taylor, Jeremy 1613–1667	Westcott, Brooke Biblical Scholar 1825-1901	Wollaston, John Ramsden 1791–1856	Wolsey, William & Robert, Pygot died 1555

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