Pope Adrian VI, born Adriaan Florensz Boeyens, had previously served as the Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, named cardinal in 1717, and elected Pope in 1522. He attempted to reform the church in response to its reformist critics but could not overcome the organization’s resistance to change. He died the following year (1523) and was succeeded by Clement VII.
Origen
According to the historian Eusebius of Caesarea, Origen’s father, Leonides, was martyred in the Christian persecution of 202, he was a pupil of Clement of Alexandria, whom he succeeded as head of the Catechetical school under the authority of the bishop Demetrius. Origen’s main lifework was on the text of the Greek Old Testament and on the exposition of the whole Bible. Origen’s exegetical writings consist of commentaries (scholarly expositions for instructed Christians), homilies for mixed congregations, and scholia (detached comments on particular passages or books). Saint Jerome initially supported Origen, but turned against him as a heretic.
John Colet
Colet was an English scholar, Renaissance humanist, theologian, and Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, London. Colet is an important early leader of Christian humanism and a friend of Erasmus, a key figure in Christian humanism.
Owen Emmerson
Dr Owen Emmerson is a social and cultural historian, author of four books and expert contributor to a number of television documentaries. He previously worked as Castle Historian and Assistant Curator at the stunning Hever Castle, the seat of the Boleyn family.
