George Montaigne | |
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| Archbishop of York | |
George Montaigne during his time as Bishop of London. | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | York |
| Installed | July 1628 |
| Term ended | 24 October 1628 |
| Predecessor | Tobias Matthew |
| Successor | Samuel Harsnett |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 28 June 1593 by Richard Howland |
| Consecration | 14 December 1617 by George Abbot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1569 (1569) |
| Died | 24 October 1628(1628-10-24) (aged 58–59) |
| Buried | All Saints' Church, Cawood |
| Nationality | English |
| Denomination | Anglican |
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George Montaigne (orMountain; 1569 – 24 October 1628) was an English bishop.
Montaigne was born in 1569 atCawood, Yorkshire.[2] He was educated atQueens' College, Cambridge, matriculating at Michaelmas 1586, graduatingB.A. 1590,M.A. 1593,B.D. 1602,D.D. 1607, and holding a fellowship at Queens' 1592–1611. He was ordained deacon and priest atPeterborough in 1593.[3]
In 1597 he was chaplain toRobert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, on his expedition againstCádiz. He became rector ofGreat Cressingham in 1602. He wasGresham College Professor of Divinity in 1607, and in 1608Master of the Savoy and chaplain toJames VI and I.[2]
He wasDean of Westminster in 1610. He was appointedBishop of Lincoln in 1617 and was consecrated on 14 December that year by ArchbishopGeorge Abbot, and co-consecrated by theRoman CatholicArchbishop of SplitMarco Antonio de Dominis. He was appointed Lord High Almoner in 1619,Bishop of London in 1621 andBishop of Durham in 1627.[2]
When in 1628 the archbishopric of York fell vacant by the death ofTobias Matthew, Montaigne is said to have secured the nomination by remarking toCharles I, "Hadst thou faith as a grain of mustard seed, thou wouldst say unto thismountain, be removed into thatsea [see]" (Matthew 17:20). He was duly elected to the archbishopric on 1 July, but died in London on 24 October 1628, and was buried in Cawood Church.[2]
He was one of theArminian group of bishops who arose in opposition to the generalCalvinism that prevailed in the Church of England in the early seventeenth century. One manifestation of his views were prosecutions in his London diocese for the disrespectful wearing of hats in services.[4]
| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Gresham Professor of Divinity 1607–1610 | Succeeded by |
| Church of England titles | ||
| Preceded by | Dean of Westminster 1610–1617 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Lincoln 1617–1621 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of London 1621–1627 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Bishop of Durham 1627–1628 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Archbishop of York 1628 | Succeeded by |