John Hullier or Hulliarde, Huller or Hullyer, (c.1520 16 April 1556) was an English clergyman and a Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.

Hullier was a chorister in the Choir of King's College, Cambridge[1] before attending Eton College and then returning to King's College, Cambridge as an undergraduate.[2] Hullier became vicar of the Church of St Peter in Babraham, Cambridgeshire in 1549 until he was deprived in February 1556.[3] He is remembered in a memorial plaque installed in the church.[4]

For his preaching in King's Lynn Hullier was taken to Thomas Thirlby, Bishop of Ely, who sent him to Cambridge. Hullier was examined on Palm Sunday eve 28 March before a body of divines and lawyers headed by Nicholas Shaxton, at Great St Mary's, Cambridge.[5]

On Maundy Thursday, 16 April 1556 Hullier was burned at the stake on Jesus Green, Cambridge for refusing to renounce the Protestant faith.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. Roger Bowers (2014). "XII:Chapel and Choir, Liturgy and Music, 1444-1644". In Jean Michel Massing; Nicolette Zeeman (eds.). King's College Chapel 1515-2015. Harvey Miller Publishers. p. 266. ISBN 9781909400214.
  2. Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds. (1922–1958). Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press
  3. "Parish (church): Babraham". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835. CCEd Location ID 853. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. "History of St Peter's Church, Babraham". St Peter’s Church, Babraham. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  5. 1 2 Foxe's Book of Martyrs: 337: John Hullier. Exclassics.com. Retrieved on 2013-05-19.
  6. Thomas Bryce, "The Regester" in Edward Farr, ed., Select Poetry of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. 1845.
  7. "Babraham village - history". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.