GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-001350
NameRobert Skinner
TitleBishop
Gendermale
DenominationChurch of England
Livedb. 1591-02-10 - d. 1670-06-14 (new)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - Sermons by Robert Skinner: Add MS 20065
Linked SermonsPreached before the King at Whitehall. Tuesday -- preacher (autograph: yes)Preached before the king on St. John's Day -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 1 on Acts 24:16 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 1 on Hebrews 12:28 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 2 on Acts 24:16 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon 2 on Hebrews 12:28 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Corinthians 11:31 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 John 3:8 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on 1 Peter 3:14 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Galatians 5:15 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on John 5:14 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on John 7:24 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Jude 1:3 -- preacher (autograph: yes)Sermon on Psalms 96:9 -- preacher (autograph: yes)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesGreens Norton -- ParishLaunton -- ParishPitsford -- ParishTrinity College -- Place of StudySt Gregory by St Paul's -- Post
Source of DataAnne James
Biographical Sources ConsultedODNB (Article: 25684)
Other NoteSkinner graduated from Trinity College, Oxford (BA 1610; MA 1614; BD 1621) where he held a fellowship and served as college vice-president. By 1624 he held a lectureship at St Gregory by St Paul, and became rector at Pitsford in 1628, and subsequently at Taunton, Oxfordshire in 1631. In 1636 he was made DD and became Bishop of Bristol and rector at Greens Norton, Northamptonshire. In 1621 he became Bishop of Oxford. He was deprived of two of his livings during the civil wars, but restored to them at the Restoration. In 1663 he became Bishop of Worcester.
GEMMS record createdApril 01, 2017
GEMMS record last editedNovember 24, 2021