Henry Rugg (1625–1671) was an

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

in the second half of the 17th century. Rugg was born in

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

and educated at

Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College (, ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete. Today, it is the fourth wealthiest college, with a financial endowment of £332.1 million as of 2019 and one of the s ...

. He was

Dean of Cloyne The Dean of Cloyne is based at the Cloyne Cathedral, Cathedral Church of St Coleman in Cloyne in the Diocese of Cloyne within the united Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, bishopric of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. The incumbent is Rev. Susan Green. List ...

from 1661 until his death."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton, H. p310/11

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

, Hodges & Smith, 1848–1878

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Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Deans of Cloyne 17th-century Irish Anglican priests 1625 births 1671 deaths Clergy from Gloucester {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub