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Tag: Who was John Fisher?
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John Fisher
St John Fisher (1469 – 1535) was born the eldest of four children into a moderately prosperous merchant family in Beverley, England. He had a good education and progressed to the University of Cambridge. He was ordained a Priest in 1491 and maintained a long work history with Cambridge University. He was appointed Bishop of Rochester…