Matthew Parker

Matthew Parker (6 August 1504 – 17 May 1575) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 until his death in 1575. He was also an influential theologian and arguably the co-founder (with Thomas Cranmer and Richard Hooker) of a distinctive tradition of Anglican theological thought.

Parker was one of the primary architects of the Thirty-Nine Articles, the defining statements of Anglican doctrine. The Parker collection of early English manuscripts, including the book of St. Augustine Gospels and Version A of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, was created as part of his efforts to demonstrate that the English Church was historically independent from Rome, creating one of the world's most important collections of ancient manuscripts.

Early years

The eldest son of William Parker, he was born in Norwich, in St Saviour's parish. His mother's maiden name was Alice Monins and she may have been related by marriage to Thomas Cranmer. When William Parker died, in about 1516, his widow married John Baker. Parker was sent in 1522 to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1525. He was ordained deacon in April 1527 and priest in June the same year. In September 1527 he was elected a fellow of Corpus Christi and began his Master of Arts degree in 1528. He was one of the Cambridge scholars who Thomas Wolsey wished to transplant to his newly founded "Cardinal College" at Oxford.

Matthew Parker (disambiguation)

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Matthew Parker (musician)

Matthew Henry Parker (born March 9, 1994) is an American Christian musician. He released an album, Meet Your Maker, independently, in 2013. His subsequent release, a studio album, Shadowlands, was released in 2014, by Drom Records.

Early life

Parker was born as Matthew Henry Parker, on March 9, 1994, whose hometown is Jonesville, Michigan, where he was raised with his younger brother Noah, and six other siblings including a sister. His music endeavor started in 2006, when he was just twelve years old. He learned his craft through experimenting with GarageBand, while he would eventually outgrow its capabilities, spurring him onwards to learning more about his craft on Christian electronic dance music.

Music career

He started his music career in 2006 while his first album, Meet Your Maker, was not released until January 15, 2013, independently by himself. This caught the attention of Drom Records, where on September 30, 2014, they released his first studio album, Shadowlands.

Matthew Parker (cricketer)

Matthew Archibald Parker (born 2 March 1990) is a Scottish cricketer. Parker is a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. Formerly a bowling all-rounder before a hip injury forced him to give up bowling, Parker made his senior debut for Scotland in 2009, with his international debut coming in 2010. In total he has made forty-four senior appearances for Scotland.

Life and career

Born in Donegal, Ireland, a neighbour of Claire-Frances Boyle (daughter of Margaret Boyle) Parker was educated at Arbroath High School, before attending Edinburgh's Telford College. Having played at age group level for Scotland, Parker made his senior debut for Scotland in a List A match against Warwickshire in English county cricket's 2009 Friends Provident Trophy, with him playing twice more in the competition against Kent and Somerset. The following year he made his first-class debut against the Netherlands in the 2009–10 ICC Intercontinental Cup, scoring a maiden half century with 65 runs in Scotland's first-innings. Following the match he made his One Day International (ODI) debut against the same opposition. Four days after the conclusion of this match he played his second against England at Raeburn Place, scoring two runs before he was dismissed by Graeme Swann in an English victory. Within days of this match he played in two List A matches against a touring India A.