He obliged students to attend lectures, instituted reforms in the performances of the public exercises in the schools, kept the examiners up to their duties, was present in person at examinations. He excluded the undergraduates, whose presence had been irregularly permitted, from convocation. in the university in October 1679 and according to the testimony of William Nichols, his secretary, he disapproved of the Exclusion Bill. On the other hand, he successfully opposed the incorporation of Titus Oates as D.D. He made many converts from the Roman Catholics and Nonconformists. "As he was among the first of our clergy," says Thomas Burnet, "that apprehended the design of bringing in popery, so he was one of the most zealous against it." He was active in recovering church property, and by his directions a children's catechism was drawn up by Thomas Marshall for use in his diocese. He ejected the intruders from his college or else "fixed them in loyal principles." "He was the most zealous man of his time for the Church of England," says Anthony Wood, "and none that I yet know of did go beyond him in the performance of the rules belonging thereunto." He attended chapel four times a day, restored to the services, not without some opposition, the organ and surplice, and insisted on the proper academic dress which had fallen into disuse. He restored good order in the university by the archbishop, which during the Commonwealth had given place to a general disregard of authority.
Some years later, he declined the Primacy of Ireland.įell showed himself a capable administrator.
He filled the office of Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1666 to 1669, and was consecrated bishop of Oxford, in 1676, retaining his deanery in commendam. Career Īfter the Restoration, Fell was made prebendary of Chichester, canon of Christ Church (27 July 1660), dean (30 November), master of St Oswald's hospital, Worcester, chaplain to the king, and D.D. In 1648 he was deprived of his studentship by the parliamentary visitors, and during the next few years he resided chiefly at Oxford with his brother-in-law, Thomas Willis, at whose house opposite Merton College he and his friends Richard Allestree and John Dolben kept up the service of the Church of England throughout the Commonwealth. He obtained his MA in 1643 and took Holy Orders ( deacon 1647, priest 1649).ĭuring the Civil War he bore arms for King Charles I of England and held a commission as ensign. In 1637 at age 11 he became a student at Christ Church, and in 1640 because of his "known desert", he was specially allowed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud, to proceed to his degree of BA when lacking one term's residence. John Fell received his early education at Lord Williams's School at Thame in Oxfordshire. Samuel Fell was also Dean of Christ Church, from 1638 until 1648. He served as Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and later concomitantly as Bishop of Oxford.įell was born at Longworth, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), the eldest son of Samuel Fell and his wife, Margaret née Wylde. “I think anyone starting, or operating a business on the waterfront, needs easy points of access,” said Bruno.īruno added, it’s an overall boost-in-the-making for a city that relies on tourism dollars to help drive the economy.įor the latest Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page.John Fell (23 June 1625 – 10 July 1686) was an English churchman and influential academic. When completed, Savage said it will result in a modernized and revitalized waterfront area.Īccording to Bruno, when the work is completed, the upgraded waterfront will give tourist operators, the best chance to succeed going forward. Down the street, another project is being built on a site that used to house massive Cunard oil tanks. Savage points to the relatively new Queen's Marque development as a game changer. Because of the addition of Bishop’s Landing.” “It has changed because of the historic preservation of historic properties years ago. “It has changed,” said Halifax Mayor Mike Savage. In the 1970s, the waterfront featured a vista of parking lots, government wharves, warehouses and massive industrial buildings.
“This area is not obviously what it was years ago,” said Bruno, Marketing Manager at Ambassatours. Tourism marketing manager Giacomo Bruno said, if you take a look around the Halifax waterfront, changes are evident.
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