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'''Richard Kidder''' ([[1633]]- [[1703]]) was an English Anglican churchman, [[Bishop of Bath and Wells]] from 1691 to his death. He was a noted theologian.
| name = Richard Kidder
| title = [[Bishop of Bath and Wells]]
| image = Bp Richard Kidder.jpg
| caption = Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells
| church = [[Church of England]]
| province = [[Province of Canterbury|Canterbury]]
| diocese = [[Diocese of Bath and Wells|Bath and Wells]]
| alma_mater = [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]]
| ordination = November 1658
| ordained_by = [[Ralph Brownrigg]]
| consecration = 30 August 1691
| consecrated_by = [[John Tillotson]]
| baptized = 8 February 1663
| death_date = 26 November 1703
| death_place = [[Bishop's Palace, Wells]]
| buried = [[Wells Cathedral]]
| religion = [[Anglicanism]]
| residence = [[Bishop's Palace, Wells]]
| spouse = Elizabeth Kidder
}}
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'''Richard Kidder''' (1633–1703) was an English Anglican churchman, [[Bishop of Bath and Wells]], from 1691 to his death. He was a noted theologian.


== Biography ==
He was educated at [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]], where he was a [[sizar]], from 1649, graduating 1652. He became a Fellow there in 1655, and vicar of [[Stranground]], [[Huntingdonshire]], in 1659.<ref>''Concise Dictionary of National Biography''.</ref> He was deprived in 1662 <ref>[http://theologian.org.uk/gatissnet/TheTragedyof1662.html], CNDB.</ref>.
He was educated at [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]], where he was a [[sizar]], from 1649, graduating 1652.<ref>{{acad|id=KDR649R|name=Kidder, Richard}}</ref> He became a Fellow there in 1655, and vicar of [[Stanground]], [[Huntingdonshire]], in 1659.<ref>''Concise Dictionary of National Biography''.</ref> He was deprived in 1662.<ref>[http://theologian.org.uk/gatissnet/TheTragedyof1662.html], CNDB.</ref>


He was rector of [[Rayne Parva]], [[Essex]], from 1664 to 1674, having conformed to the Act of 1662. He was later vicar of St. Martin Outwich, London, and in 1689 a royal chaplain<ref>CNDB</ref>, and dean of [[Peterborough]].
He was rector of [[Rayne Parva]], [[Essex]], from 1664 to 1674, having conformed to the [[Act of Uniformity 1662]]. He was later vicar of St. Martin Outwich, London, and in 1689 a royal chaplain,<ref>CNDB</ref> and dean of [[Peterborough]].


His ''A Demonstration of the Messias''<ref>''A Demonstration of the Messias. In which the Truth of the Christian Religion is proved, against all the Enemies thereof; but especially against the Jews''. In three volumes, published 1684, 1699, 1700.</ref> has been identified as a significant influence on the librettist [[Charles Jennens]], in writing the words for the [[Messiah (Handel)|Messiah]] of [[Handel]]<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/24/news/web-0425handelB.php]; Michael Marissen, ''Rejoicing against Judaism in Handel's Messiah'', Journal of Musicology, Spring 2007, Vol. 24, No. 2, Pages 167-194.</ref>. This book also took up suggestions of [[Joseph Mede]] on multiple authorship of the ''[[Book of Zechariah]]''<ref>[http://www.theology.edu/biblesurvey/zecharia.htm Bible Survey: The Book of Zechariah<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
His ''A Demonstration of the Messias''<ref>''A Demonstration of the Messias. In which the Truth of the Christian Religion is proved, against all the Enemies thereof; but especially against the Jews''. In three volumes, published 1684, 1699, 1700.</ref> has been identified as a significant influence on the librettist [[Charles Jennens]], in writing the words for the [[Messiah (Handel)|Messiah]] of [[Handel]].<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/24/news/web-0425handelB.php]; Michael Marissen, ''Rejoicing against Judaism in Handel's Messiah'', Journal of Musicology, Spring 2007, Vol. 24, No. 2, Pages 167-194.</ref> This book also took up suggestions of [[Joseph Mede]] on multiple authorship of the ''[[Book of Zechariah]]''.<ref>[http://www.theology.edu/biblesurvey/zecharia.htm Bible Survey: The Book of Zechariah<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


He was killed in the [[Great Storm of 1703|major storm]] of 26/7 November 1703<ref>[http://www.uab.edu/english/hone/etexts/edb/day-pages/331-nov27.html November 27, Every-Day Book<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>; he was in bed with his wife in the episcopal palace at Wells when the chimney fell on both of them<ref>[http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/Nltr35.html Newsletter 35<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
He was killed in the [[Great Storm of 1703]], on 26 November (7 December in today's calendar);<ref>[http://www.uab.edu/english/hone/etexts/edb/day-pages/331-nov27.html 27 November, ''Every-Day Book''<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> he was in bed with his wife in the episcopal palace at Wells when the chimney fell on both of them.<ref>[http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/Nltr35.html Newsletter 35<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


== Works ==
* ''The Christian sufferer supported'' (1680)
* ''A Demonstration of the Messias. In which the Truth of the Christian Religion is Proved, Against All the Enemies Thereof; But Especially Against the Jews. In Three Parts'' (1684, 1699, 1700)
* ''A sermon upon the resurrection'' (1694)
* ''[https://archive.org/details/acommentaryonfi01kiddgoog A Commentary on the Five Books of Moses: With a Dissertation Concerning the Author Or Writer of the said books and a general argument to each of them]'' (1694)
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=7_05AAAAcAAJ The life of the Reverend Anthony Horneck, late preacher at the Savoy]'' (1698)
* ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=1XBUAAAAYAAJ The holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments]'' (1715)
* ''A Discourse Concerning Sins of Infirmity, and Wilful Sins, with Another of Restitution'' (reprint, 2010)
==Notes==
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Richard Kidder
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Richard Kidder, Bishop of Bath and Wells
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseBath and Wells
Orders
OrdinationNovember 1658
by Ralph Brownrigg
Consecration30 August 1691
by John Tillotson
Personal details
Baptized8 February 1663
Died26 November 1703
Bishop's Palace, Wells
BuriedWells Cathedral
DenominationAnglicanism
ResidenceBishop's Palace, Wells
SpouseElizabeth Kidder
Alma materEmmanuel College, Cambridge

Richard Kidder (1633–1703) was an English Anglican churchman, Bishop of Bath and Wells, from 1691 to his death. He was a noted theologian.

Biography

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He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was a sizar, from 1649, graduating 1652.[1] He became a Fellow there in 1655, and vicar of Stanground, Huntingdonshire, in 1659.[2] He was deprived in 1662.[3]

He was rector of Rayne Parva, Essex, from 1664 to 1674, having conformed to the Act of Uniformity 1662. He was later vicar of St. Martin Outwich, London, and in 1689 a royal chaplain,[4] and dean of Peterborough.

His A Demonstration of the Messias[5] has been identified as a significant influence on the librettist Charles Jennens, in writing the words for the Messiah of Handel.[6] This book also took up suggestions of Joseph Mede on multiple authorship of the Book of Zechariah.[7]

He was killed in the Great Storm of 1703, on 26 November (7 December in today's calendar);[8] he was in bed with his wife in the episcopal palace at Wells when the chimney fell on both of them.[9]

Works

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Kidder, Richard (KDR649R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ Concise Dictionary of National Biography.
  3. ^ [1], CNDB.
  4. ^ CNDB
  5. ^ A Demonstration of the Messias. In which the Truth of the Christian Religion is proved, against all the Enemies thereof; but especially against the Jews. In three volumes, published 1684, 1699, 1700.
  6. ^ [2]; Michael Marissen, Rejoicing against Judaism in Handel's Messiah, Journal of Musicology, Spring 2007, Vol. 24, No. 2, Pages 167-194.
  7. ^ Bible Survey: The Book of Zechariah
  8. ^ 27 November, Every-Day Book
  9. ^ Newsletter 35
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Church of England titles
Preceded by Dean of Peterborough
1689–1691 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Bath and Wells
1691–1703 		Succeeded by
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