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John Stanley Purvis
John Stanley Purvis (9 May 1890 – 1968) was a British clergyman, archivist, poet, and artist. Biography Early life Purvis was born in Bridlington. As a youth Purvis was introduced to archaeology by Thomas Boynton (antiquarian), Thomas Boynton. He had studied at St Catharine's College, Cambridge and, after graduation, Purvis joined Cranleigh School as a history teacher in September 1913. First World War Purvis was commissioned in 1913 to the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), West Surrey Regiment, before being assigned as a Second lieutenant#United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, Second Lieutenant to the Green Howards in March 1916. He served in this regiment in France with his father and brother. He was wounded in 1916 during the final assault on Attacks on High Wood, High Wood in the Battle of the Somme. Probably due to compassionate grounds, Purvis was then seconded to the Bomb and Trench Mortar School. He was promoted to Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reverend
The Reverend is an honorific style most often placed before the names of Christian clergy and ministers. There are sometimes differences in the way the style is used in different countries and church traditions. ''The Reverend'' is correctly called a ''style'' but is often and in some dictionaries called a title, form of address, or title of respect. The style is also sometimes used by leaders in other religions such as Judaism and Buddhism. The term is an anglicisation of the Latin ''reverendus'', the style originally used in Latin documents in medieval Europe. It is the gerundive or future passive participle of the verb ''revereri'' ("to respect; to revere"), meaning " ne who isto be revered/must be respected". ''The Reverend'' is therefore equivalent to ''The Honourable'' or ''The Venerable''. It is paired with a modifier or noun for some offices in some religious traditions: Lutheran archbishops, Anglican archbishops, and most Catholic bishops are usually styled ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |