(c.1500–55), English Protestant bishop and martyr. He was appointed bishop of Rochester (1547) and then of London (1550). He opposed the Catholic policies of Mary I, for which he was burnt at the stake in Oxford.
Definition of Ridley, Nicholas in US English:
Ridley, Nicholas
proper nounˈridlē
(c.1500–55), English Protestant bishop and martyr. He was appointed bishop of Rochester in 1547 and then of London in 1550. He opposed the Catholic policies of Mary I, the reason that he was burned at the stake in Oxford.