Giles Fletcher the Younger

English poet

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Giles Fletcher the Younger (born c. 1585, London—died 1623, Alderton, Suffolk, Eng.) was an English poet principally known for his great Baroque devotional poem Christs Victorie. He was the younger son of Giles Fletcher the Elder. He was educated at Westminster School and at Trinity College, Cambridge. After his ordination, he held a college position, and became known for his sermons at the Church of St. Mary the Great. He left Cambridge about 1618 and...