Robert Ferrar
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Robert Ferrar (born between 1502 and 1505 - 30 March 1555) was an English Bishop of Sodor and Man and Bishop of St David's in Wales.
Ferrar was born in Halifax. He was prior of the monastery of St. Oswald's, embraced the Reformation, and was made Bishop of St. David's by Edward VI. He suffered martyrdom under Queen Mary I of England in 1555.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
Categories: Nuttall Encyclopedia | 1500s births | 1555 deaths | People from Halifax, West Yorkshire | Augustinians | Bishops of St David's | Bishops of Sodor and Man | Protestant martyrs of the Early Modern era | People executed by burning at the stake | Tudor clergy | English executions | People executed under the Tudors
