Matthew Wren

Matthew Wren
The Right Reverend; Matthew Wren
	Bishop of Ely
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Ely
In office	1638–1667
Predecessor	Francis White
Successor	Benjamin Lany
Other posts	Bishop of Hereford (1634–35); Bishop of Norwich (1635–38)
Personal details
Born	3 December 1585; Parish of St Peter, Westcheap, London
Died	24 April 1667 (aged 81); Ely House, Holborn, London
Buried	Pembroke College, Cambridge
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Elizabeth Cutler
Education	Merchant Taylors' School
Alma mater	Pembroke College, Cambridge

Matthew Wren (3 December 1585 – 24 April 1667) was an influential English clergyman, bishop and scholar.

Life

He was the eldest son of Francis Wren, citizen and mercer of London,[1] only son of Cuthbert Wren, of Monk's-Kirby, in the county of Warwick, second son of William Wren, of Sherborne-House and of Billy-Hall in the bishopric of Durham.[2] He was descended from an ancient family which came originally from Denmark.[3]

He was the brother of Christopher Wren, and the uncle of Sir Christopher Wren.

He attended Merchant Taylors' School and proceeded in 1601 to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was a protégé of Lancelot Andrewes. He became a Fellow in 1605 and later President. He was Master of Peterhouse from 1625 to 1634.[4][5] From this point, his rise was rapid. He accompanied Charles I to Holyrood Palace for his Scottish coronation in 1633, and was appointed chaplain and Clerk of the Closet. He became Bishop of Hereford in 1634, Norwich in 1635, and Ely in 1638.

However, his strong support of Archbishop Laud, and his toughness on Puritans, led to his being imprisoned in the Tower of London by the Parliamentarian faction from 1642 to 1660.[6] Unlike Laud, he survived, and was allowed the freedom to write notes on improvements to the Book of Common Prayer, on which he later had some influence.

While in the Tower, he vowed to devote a sum of money to "some holy and pious employment" should he be released. To fulfill this vow, he chose to pay for a new Chapel for Pembroke College, and had it built by his nephew Christopher Wren — one of his first buildings, consecrated in 1665. Matthew Wren also led the movement to rebuild St Paul's Cathedral after it had been damaged by the Puritans, and again his nephew accomplished the task.

He married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Cutler of Ipswich. Their eldest son was Matthew Wren, secretary to the Duke of York.

He died at Ely House, Holborn, on 24 April 1667, and was buried in the chapel he had built at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge.[7]

Theology

Wren was well acquainted with the Dutch Arminian literature.[8] He was himself firmly attached to the Arminian views.[9]

List of appointments

President of Pembroke College
Prebendary of Winchester
Master of Peterhouse, 1625–1634
Chaplain to the then Prince Charles (later Charles I)
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1628–1629
Dean of Windsor and Wolverhampton
Registrar of the Order of the Garter
Clerk of the Closet 1633–36
Governor of Charterhouse, London
Bishop of Hereford
Prebendary of Westminster
Bishop of Norwich
Dean of the Chapel Royal, London
Bishop of Ely

Notes and references

Citations

Mathew David (1948). The Social Structure In Caroline England.
Wren, Christopher (1750). Parentalia Or Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens Viz. of Mathew Bishop of Ely, Christopher Dean of Windsor ... But Chiefly of --- Surveyor-general of the Royal Buildings ... Now Published by Stephen Wren. Osborn.
Crabb, George (1833). Universal Historical Dictionary: Or, Explanation of the Names of Persons and Places in the Departments of Biblical, Political, and Ecclesiastical History, Mythology, Heraldry, Biography, Bibliography, Geography, and Numismatics. Baldwin and Cradock, and J. Dowding.
"Wren, Matthew (WRN604M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Phillimore, Lucy (30 November 2007). Sir Christopher Wren: His family and his times, 1585-1723. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-0-548-80595-4.
Cranfield, Nicholas. "Wren, Matthew". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Wikisource:Wren, Matthew (1585-1667) (DNB00)
Milton 2002, p. 436.
Tyacke 2001, pp. 123, 217.

Sources

Milton, Anthony (2002). Catholic and Reformed: The Roman and Protestant Churches in English Protestant Thought, 1600-1640. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Tyacke, Nicholas (2001). Aspects of English Protestantism C. 1530-1700. Manchester: University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

"Wren, Matthew" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
A Parliamentarian view of him and of his arrest

Academic offices
Preceded by Leonard Mawe	Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge 1625–1635	Succeeded by John Cosin
Church of England titles
Preceded by Augustin Lindsell	Bishop of Hereford 1634–1635	Succeeded by Theophilus Feild
Preceded by Richard Corbet	Bishop of Norwich 1635–1638	Succeeded by Richard Montagu
Preceded by Francis White	Bishop of Ely 1638–1667	Succeeded by Benjamin Lany

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[1] Mathew David (1948). The Social Structure In Caroline England.

[2] Wren, Christopher (1750). Parentalia Or Memoirs of the Family of the Wrens Viz. of Mathew Bishop of Ely, Christopher Dean of Windsor ... But Chiefly of --- Surveyor-general of the Royal Buildings ... Now Published by Stephen Wren. Osborn.

[3] Crabb, George (1833). Universal Historical Dictionary: Or, Explanation of the Names of Persons and Places in the Departments of Biblical, Political, and Ecclesiastical History, Mythology, Heraldry, Biography, Bibliography, Geography, and Numismatics. Baldwin and Cradock, and J. Dowding.

[4] "Wren, Matthew (WRN604M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[5] Phillimore, Lucy (30 November 2007). Sir Christopher Wren: His family and his times, 1585-1723. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-0-548-80595-4.

[6] Cranfield, Nicholas. "Wren, Matthew". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

[DNB-7] Wikisource:Wren, Matthew (1585-1667) (DNB00)

[FOOTNOTEMilton2002436-8] Milton 2002, p. 436.

[FOOTNOTETyacke2001123,_217-9] Tyacke 2001, pp. 123, 217.

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High Medieval	Æthelstan Leofgar Ealdred Walter of Lorraine Robert de Losinga Gerard Roger Reynelm Geoffrey de Clive Richard de Capella Robert de Bethune Gilbert Foliot Robert of Melun Robert Foliot William de Vere Giles de Braose Hugh de Mapenor Hugh Foliot Ralph de Maidstone Michael Peter of Aigueblanche John de Breton Thomas de Cantilupe Richard Swinefield
Late Medieval	Adam Orleton Thomas Charleton John Trilleck Lewis de Charleton William Courtenay John Gilbert Thomas Trevenant Robert Mascall Edmund Lacey Thomas Polton Thomas Spofford Richard Beauchamp Reginald Boulers John Stanberry Thomas Mylling Edmund Audley
Early modern	Adriano Castellesi Richard Mayew Charles Booth Edward Foxe Edmund Bonner John Skypp John Harley Robert Parfew Thomas Reynolds John Scory Herbert Westfaling Robert Bennet Francis Godwin William Juxon Godfrey Goodman Augustine Lindsell Matthew Wren Theophilus Feild George Coke Nicholas Monck Herbert Croft Gilbert Ironside Humphrey Humphreys Philip Bisse Benjamin Hoadly Henry Egerton Lord James Beauclerk John Harley John Butler
Late modern	Folliott Cornewall John Luxmoore George Huntingford Edward Grey Thomas Musgrave Renn Hampden James Atlay John Percival Hensley Henson Linton Smith Charles Lisle Carr Richard Parsons Tom Longworth Mark Hodson John Eastaugh John Oliver Anthony Priddis Alistair Magowan (acting) Richard Frith Alistair Magowan (acting) Richard Jackson

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Late Medieval	John Salmon Robert Baldock William Ayermin Thomas Hemenhale Antony Bek William Bateman Thomas Percy Henry le Despenser Alexander Tottington Richard Courtenay John Wakering William Alnwick Thomas Brunce Walter Hart James Goldwell Thomas Jane
Early modern	Richard Nykke William Rugg Thomas Thirlby John Hopton John Parkhurst Edmund Freke Edmund Scambler William Redman John Jegon John Overall Samuel Harsnett Francis White Richard Corbet Matthew Wren Richard Montagu Joseph Hall Edward Reynolds Anthony Sparrow William Lloyd John Moore Charles Trimnell Thomas Green John Leng William Baker Robert Butts Thomas Gooch Samuel Lisle Thomas Hayter Philip Yonge Lewis Bagot George Horne Charles Manners-Sutton
Late modern	Henry Bathurst Edward Stanley Samuel Hinds John Pelham John Sheepshanks Bertram Pollock Percy Herbert Launcelot Fleming Maurice Wood Peter Nott Graham James Alan Winton (acting) Graham Usher

Bishops of Ely
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Late Medieval	Robert Orford John Ketton John Hotham Simon Montacute Thomas de Lisle Simon Langham John Barnet Thomas Arundel John Fordham Philip Morgan Lewis of Luxembourg Thomas Bourchier William Grey John Morton John Alcock
Early modern	Richard Redman James Stanley Nicholas West Thomas Goodrich Thomas Thirlby Richard Cox Martin Heton Lancelot Andrewes Nicholas Felton John Buckeridge Francis White Matthew Wren Benjamin Lany Peter Gunning Francis Turner Simon Patrick John Moore William Fleetwood Thomas Green Robert Butts Thomas Gooch Matthias Mawson Edmund Keene James Yorke
Late modern	Thomas Dampier Bowyer Sparke Joseph Allen Thomas Turton Harold Browne James Woodford Lord Alwyne Compton Frederic Chase Leonard White-Thomson Bernard Heywood Edward Wynn Noel Hudson Edward Roberts Peter Walker Stephen Sykes Anthony Russell Stephen Conway

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18th century	William Graham Samuel Pratt Charles Trimnell Richard Willis Henry Egerton Joseph Butler John Gilbert John Thomas William Buller Richard Hurd
19th century	William Jackson George Pelham Robert James Carr Edward Stanley John Graham Henry Philpott Randall Davidson
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