Samuel Harsnett | |
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Archbishop of York | |
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Province | Province of York |
Diocese | Diocese of York |
Installed | 1629 |
Term ended | 1631 |
Predecessor | George Montaigne |
Successor | Richard Neile |
Other post(s) | Bishop of Chichester (1609–1619) Bishop of Norwich (1619–1628) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1583[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Samuel Halsnoth June 1561 Colchester, Essex |
Died | 25 May 1631 Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Buried | St Mary's Church, Chigwell |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglicanism |
Parents | William & Agnes Halsnoth |
Spouse | Thomasine Harsnett |
Children | Thomasine Harsnett |
Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Samuel Harsnett (or Harsnet) (June 1561 – May 1631), born Samuel Halsnoth, was an English writer on religion and Archbishop of York from 1629.