Matthew Wren

Matthew Wren (December 3, 1585–April 24, 1667) was an influential English clergyman and scholar. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ...

He attended Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was a protegé of Lancelot Andrewes. He became a Fellow in 1605 and later President. He was Master of Peterhouse from 1625 to 1634. From this point, his rise was rapid. He accompanied Charles I to Holyrood Palace for his coronation in 1633, and was appointed chaplain. He became Bishop of Hereford in 1634, Norwich in 1635, and Ely in 1638. Full name Pembroke College Motto - Named after Countess of Pembroke, Mary de St Pol Previous names Marie Valence Hall (1347), Pembroke Hall (?), Pembroke College (1856) Established 1347 Sister College Queens College Master Sir Richard Dearlove Location Pembroke Street Undergraduates ~420 Graduates 194 Homepage Boatclub Pembroke College is a college... Lancelot Andrewes (1555 - September 25, 1626) was an English clergyman and scholar. ... Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... Full name Peterhouse Motto - Named after St Peter Previous names The College of the Scholars of the Bishop of Ely St Peters College Established 1284 Sister College Merton College Master The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn Location Trumpington Street Undergraduates 270 Graduates 125 Homepage Boatclub Peterhouse is the oldest college... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his execution. ... A 19th century view of Holyrood Palace from Calton Hill. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Arms of the Bishop of Norwich The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury. ... Events February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. ... Arms of the Bishop of Ely The Bishop of Ely heads the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury, in England. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ...

However, his strong support of Archbishop Laud, and his toughness on Puritans, led to his being imprisoned in the Tower of London by Cromwell from 1641 to 1659. Unlike Laud, he survived, and was allowed the freedom to write notes on improvements to the Book of Common Prayer, on which he later had some influence. William Laud (October 7, 1573 – January 10, 1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury and a fervent supporter of Charles I of England whom he encouraged to believe in the Divine Right of Kings. ... The Puritans were members of a group of English Protestants seeking further reforms or even separation from the established church during the Reformation. ... The Tower of London, seen from the river, with a view of the water gate called Traitors Gate. ... Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper, 1657. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... // Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ... The Book of Common Prayer[1] is the prayer book of the Church of England and also the name for similar books used in other churches in the Anglican Communion. ...

While in the Tower, he vowed to devote a sum of money to "some holy and pious employment" should he be released. To fulfil this vow, he chose to pay for a new Chapel for Pembroke College, and had it built by his nephew Christopher Wren — one of his first buildings, consecrated in 1665. Matthew Wren also led the movement to rebuild St Paul's Cathedral after it had been damaged by the Puritans, and again his nephew accomplished the task. Christopher Wren by Godfrey Kneller, 1711. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ...

List of appointments

• President of Pembroke College
• Prebendary of Winchester
• Master of Peterhouse, 1625–1634
• Chaplain to the then Prince Charles (later Charles I)
• Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University
• Dean of Windsor
• Registrar of the Order of the Garter
• Clerk of the Closet
• Governor of Charterhouse, London
• Bishop of Hereford
• Prebendary of Westminster
• Bishop of Norwich
• Dean of the Chapel Royal, London
• Bishop of Ely