John Phillips (bishop of Sodor and Man)
John Phillips (? - 1633) was the Anglican Bishop of Sodor and Man between 1604/5 and 1633. His most notable contribution to society was the writing down of the Manx Language.
Preceding and following bishops
George Lloyd was bishop before him and William Forster afterwards.
Writing Manx
In order to preach to the Manx peasantry, he dictated that the Book of Common Prayer, and later the Bible be translated, and a new writing system was invented.
It is thought to be based on phonetic of Yorkshire English, which suggests it was written by someone else as opposed to him, as he was Welsh born.
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Stephen de Mauley • Adrian de Fieschi • Innocent de Fieschi • William de Weston • John Ellerker • Thomas de Holwell • William de Ferriby • William de Catton • William de Kexby • Roger de Ripon • Robert de Manfeld • Adam Spencer • John Marshall • John Fitzthomas • Alexander Herle • Thomas Walkington • Clement Stanton • Richard Pittes • William Pelleson • William Duffield • Stephen Wilton • William Brande • William Poteman • William Constable • Henry Carnebull • Geoffrey Blythe • John Hole • Thomas Crossley
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| Early modern |
John Reynald • Richard Rawlyngs • James Denton • Thomas Bedell • William Clyff • Richard Langridge • John Warner • Christopher Malton • Ralph Coulton • Richard Remington • Richard Byrde • John Phillips • Henry Thurscros • Timothy Thurscros • John Neale • Robert Feild • John Lake • Barnabas Long • John Burton • James Fall • John Richardson • Jaques Sterne • Francis Blackburne • Robert Peirson
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Philips, John |
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1633 |
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