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Rowland Taylor
1510Oct, 6

Rowland Taylor

Rowland Taylor, English priest and martyr (d. 1555)
Rowland Taylor (sometimes spelled "Tayler") (6 October 1510 – 9 February 1555) was an English Protestant martyr during the Marian Persecutions.

At the time of his death, he was Rector of Hadleigh in Suffolk. He was burnt at the stake at nearby Aldham Common.

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