The great English reformer and father of the Book of Common Prayer was born on July 2, 1489. He ministered imperfectly (as we all do) in a time of great moral ambiguity. His desire was to see the Church reformed and led to his martyrdom in 1556.
If you'd like to see a brief biography of this Archbishop of Canterbury go to -
http://www.britannia.com/bios/abofc/tcranmer.html
An eyewitness account of his death is still extant and can be viewed at
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/pcranmer.html
And then rising, he said, 'Every man desireth, good people, at the time of their deaths, to give some good exhortation, that other may remember after their deaths, and be the better thereby. So I beseech God grant me grace, that I may speak something, at this my departing, whereby God may be glorified, and you edified....
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