As a the fire was laid at Ridley's feet, Latimer famously said: "Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man; we shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out."
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Such a Candle
On 16 October 1555, Bishops Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer were burnt at the stake at this spot in Broad Street, in central Oxford:
As a the fire was laid at Ridley's feet, Latimer famously said: "Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man; we shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out."
As a the fire was laid at Ridley's feet, Latimer famously said: "Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man; we shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out."
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