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| rdfs:comment | - John Davenant (1572-1641), born in London, was a prominent 17th-century theologian of the Church of England. Davenant was admitted to Queens’ College, Cambridge, in 1587. He was ordained about 1597, gained his B.D. in 1601 and his Doctor of Divinity in 1609 at which time he became Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity. He was elected President of Queens’ College in 1614. Davenant distinguished himself and the English delegation at the Synod of Dort and in 1621 was appointed by King James I to be Bishop of Salisbury, in which capacity he served until his death in 1641.
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| abstract | - John Davenant (1572-1641), born in London, was a prominent 17th-century theologian of the Church of England. Davenant was admitted to Queens’ College, Cambridge, in 1587. He was ordained about 1597, gained his B.D. in 1601 and his Doctor of Divinity in 1609 at which time he became Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity. He was elected President of Queens’ College in 1614. Davenant is most noted as one of the five theologians selected by King James I to represent the Church of England at the Synod of Dort in 1618. Because of England's close political ties with Holland and the desire of the Dutch to resolve the controversial Arminian doctrinal issues, numerous theologians from throughout Europe were invited to attend that synod. Davenant distinguished himself and the English delegation at the Synod of Dort and in 1621 was appointed by King James I to be Bishop of Salisbury, in which capacity he served until his death in 1641.
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