Thomas Vyner (priest)

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Thomas Vyner DD (died 11 April 1673) was a Canon of Windsor from 1670 to 1673. [1]

Dean and Canons of Windsor ecclesiastical body of St Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle

The Dean and Canons of Windsor are the ecclesiastical body of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

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Family

He was the son of William Vyner of Eathorpe, Warwickshire.

He died in 1673 aged 44, and was buried in Gloucester Cathedral.

Gloucester Cathedral Church in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter.

Career

He was educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and award BA in 1650, MA in 1653, BD in 1662 and DD in 1671.

St Catharines College, Cambridge college of the University of Cambridge

St Catharine's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1473 as Katharine Hall, it adopted its current name in 1860. The college is nicknamed "Catz". The college is located in the historic city-centre of Cambridge, and lies just south of King's College and across the street from Corpus Christi College. The college is notable for its open court that faces towards Trumpington Street.

He was appointed:

The Archdeacon of Gloucester is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Gloucester, England. Among her or his responsibilities, she or he has care of clergy and church buildings within the area of the Archdeaconry of Gloucester.

He was appointed to the ninth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1670, a position he held until 1673.

St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle Church in Windsor, England

St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England, is a chapel designed in the high-medieval Gothic style. It is both a Royal Peculiar, a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch, and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter. Seating approximately 800, it is located in the Lower Ward of the castle.

Notes

  1. Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S. L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

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