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Also known as Most Rev. & Rt. Hon. James Ussher, James Usher, Archbishop Ussher

Archbishop of Armagh (1581-1656)

Person · Open Library

Works
29

Top works

  • O Novo Testamento Cronológico
  • Biblia Sagrada Cronologica
  • Bíblia Sagrada Cronológica
  • Irish Articles of Religion
  • Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher...

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Phoenix
Active from
1912-04-10
Active to
1996-03-09

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
76
Total plays
367

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Quotes

  • It is a strange thing to me, that wise men should make such large discourses of the catholic Church, and bring so many testimonies to prove the universality of it, and not discern, that, while by this means they think they have gotten a great victory over us, they have in very truth overthrown themselves.
  • Contention arises either through error in men's judgments or else disorder in their affections. When contention does grow by error in judgment, it ceases not till men by instruction come to see wherein they err, and what it is that did deceive them; without this there is neither notice nor punishment that can establish peace in the Church.

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Key facts

Church
Church of Ireland
See
Armagh
Appointed
21 March 1625
In office
1625–1656
Predecessor
Christopher Hampton
Successor
John Bramhall (from 1661)
Other posts
Professor, Trinity College Dublin , Chancellor , St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin , Prebend of Finglas.
Previous post
Bishop of Meath (1621–1625)
Consecration
2 December 1621, by Christopher Hampton
Born
4 January 1581, Dublin , Kingdom of Ireland
Died
21 March 1656 (1656-03-21) (aged 75), Reigate , Surrey , England
Buried
Chapel of St Erasmus, Westminster Abbey
Denomination
Anglican
Alma mater
Trinity College, Dublin , ( B.A. , M.A. , B.D. , D.D. )

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Works in European collections

17 objects attributed to James Ussher, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

James Ussher (or Usher; 4 January 1581 – 21 March 1656) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific Irish scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his identification of the genuine letters of the church father, Ignatius of Antioch, and for his chronology that sought to establish the time and date of the creation as "the entrance of the night preceding the 23rd day of October ... the year before Christ 4004"; that is, around 6 pm on 22 October 4004 BC, per the proleptic Julian calendar.

Education

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