Thomas Sayer (b

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6 July 1651 - d

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3 June 1710) was an

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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 ...

in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Sayer was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and

St John's College, Oxford St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to pro ...

, graduating BA in 1673. Sayer was

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to Peter Mews, Bishop of Winchester then

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from 1689 until his death.

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1710 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Archdeacons of Surrey People from the City of London 17th-century English Anglican priests People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood 1651 births 18th-century English Anglican priests {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub