Who was Marten Micron?

We rarely hear about Marten Micron, a young Dutch pastor who came to London as a refugee, and helped organise one of the most radical experiments of Edward VI’s reign: the Stranger Church at Austin Friars.

I’m historian and author Claire Ridgway, and in today’s video I’ll be sharing the remarkable story of Marten Micron: his ministry among London’s refugees, his influential writings on church order and catechism, his exile under Mary I, and his enduring legacy in the Reformation.

In this episode:

- Who Marten Micron was and how he came to London.

- Why the Stranger Churches were so significant in Edward VI’s England.

- Micron’s role in shaping worship, discipline, and teaching.

- His exile, death, and why his writings still mattered across Europe.

Join me as we uncover the story of a reformer too often forgotten, yet whose influence rippled far beyond Tudor England.

 

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