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John Jewel Author

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 24, 1522
  • Died: Sep 23, 1571

John Jewel (sometimes spelled Jewell) (24 May 1522 - 23 September 1571) was an English bishop of Salisbury.

He was the son of John Jewel of Buden, Devon, was educated under his uncle John Bellamy, rector of Hampton, and other private tutors until his matriculation at Merton College, Oxford, in July 1535.

Human knowledge is dark and uncertain philosophy is dark, astrology is dark, and geometry is dark. knowledge

As the body dieth when the soul departeth, so the soul of man dieth, when it hath not the knowledge of God. knowledge

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