Richard Sibbes
Richard Sibbes was born in Tostock, Suffolk in 1577, initially expected to follow his father's wheelwright trade.
His academic aptitude led him to St John's College, Cambridge in 1595, where he converted around 1602-3 under Paul Bayne's ministry.
After earning his B.D. in 1610, Sibbes served as lecturer at Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge, then preacher at Gray's Inn, London until 1626.
He returned to Cambridge as Master of St Catherine's Hall and vicar of Holy Trinity.
Earning his Doctorate in Divinity in 1627, he became known as "the heavenly Doctor Sibbes," ministering simultaneously in London and Cambridge until his death in 1635 at age 58.
