Edmund Allen (priest)

Edmund Allen (or Edmond, or Alen, or Edmonde Aellen; c. 1519 – 1559) was an English clergyman and scholar.

Edmund Allen
Bishop of Rochester
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Rochester
Elected	1559
Installed	never
Term ended	1559 (death)
Predecessor	Maurice Griffith
Successor	Edmund Gheast
Personal details
Born	c. 1519 Norfolk, England
Died	1559
Buried	30 August 1559, St Thomas Apostle, London
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

A native of Norfolk, England, Allen was elected fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 1536.[1] He became steward of Corpus in 1539, and not long after obtained leave of the society to go and study abroad. He became, according to John Strype, a great proficient in the Ancient Greek and Latin tongues, an eminent divine, and a learned minister of the gospel. He was in exile during the reign of Mary I; but Elizabeth I, on coming to the crown, appointed him one of her chaplains, gave him a commission to act under her as an ambassador, and promoted him to the see of Rochester, which however he did not live to fill. It is said he was buried in the church of St. Thomas Apostle, in London, 30 August 1559.

He translated into English De Authoritate Verbi Dei by Alexander Ales and in 1543 works of Philip Melanchthon while he was abroad. He also wrote A Christian Introduction for Youth.

References

1. "Allen, Edmund (ALN534E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

• Rose, Hugh James (1857). "Allen, Edmund". A New General Biographical Dictionary. London: B. Fellowes et al.

Church of England titles
Preceded by Maurice Griffith	Bishop of Rochester 1559	Succeeded by Edmund Gheast