James Usher 1581 - 1656
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James Usher 1581 - 1656
Archbishop of Armagh
Artist: G. Adcock
Print Type: Engraving
Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 4"
Notes & Literature: James Ussher (or Usher; 4 January 1581 ? 21 March 1656) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his identification of the genuine letters of the church father, Ignatius of Antioch, and for his chronology that sought to establish the time and date of the creation as "the entrance of the night preceding the 23rd day of October... the year before Christ 4004"; that is, around 6 pm on 22 October 4004 BC, per the proleptic Julian calendar
Condition Report: Very Good
Archbishop of Armagh
Artist: G. Adcock
Print Type: Engraving
Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 4"
Notes & Literature: James Ussher (or Usher; 4 January 1581 ? 21 March 1656) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his identification of the genuine letters of the church father, Ignatius of Antioch, and for his chronology that sought to establish the time and date of the creation as "the entrance of the night preceding the 23rd day of October... the year before Christ 4004"; that is, around 6 pm on 22 October 4004 BC, per the proleptic Julian calendar
Condition Report: Very Good
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