John Angel (chaplain)

John Angel (d 1568), was an English priest. He sang as a lay clerk in the Choir of King's College, Cambridge after which he was appointed a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal[1] and was present at the funeral of Edward VI, the coronation and funeral of Queen Mary and the coronation of Elizabeth I.[2]

By 1561 he was appointed sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal, which he held unto his death on 17 August 1568, after which he was buried in St Mary le Strand.[2]

He published a work on the Real Presence under the title The Agreement of the Holy Fathers, 1555.[2]

References

  1. ^ Roger Bowers (2014). "XII:Chapel and Choir, Liturgy and Music, 1444-1644". In Jean Michel Massing; Nicolette Zeeman (eds.). King's College Chapel 1515-2015. Harvey Miller Publishers. p. 263. ISBN 9781909400214.
  2. ^ a b c David Lasocki (1998). A biographical dictionary of English court musicians, 1485-1714, Volumes I and II. ISBN 9781315097817.

"Angel, John (fl.1555)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.


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