James Ussher was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific Irish scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his identi
In the years leading up to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Ussher's reputation as a scholar and moderate Calvinism meant that his opinion was sought by both King and Parliament
Title page of his Annals of the World
James Ussher's reported last words were "O Lord forgive me, especially my sins of omission"
The Church of Ireland is a Christian church in Ireland, and an autocephalous member church of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second-largest Christian church
St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh, seat of the Primate of All Ireland
Henry II with Thomas Becket; the 1155 intervention was the start of efforts to Anglicise the Irish church
The Seven Bishops acquitted, June 1688; a key factor in the removal of James, five later became Non-Jurors