Matthew Parker

Matthew Parker was an English bishop. He was the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 1559 to his death. He was also an influential theologian and arguably the co-founder of a distinctive tradition of Anglican theological thought.

6 August 1504

Born on the same birth day (6 August): Alfred, Lord Tennyson • Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor • Daniel O'Connell • David Robinson • Dudley Benjafield • Elisabeth Beresford • Ever Carradine • Francesco Bellotti • Jimmy Nielsen • Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo • Louise Sorel • Maria Ludwika Bernhard • Michelle Yeoh • Paul Hellyer • Radhia Cousot • Randy DeBarge • Stéphane Peterhansel • Thomas Alexander Browne • Vera Farmiga