Jeremy Taylor was a prominent 17th-century Anglican bishop and theologian born in Cambridge in 1613. After receiving his education at Gonville and Caius College, he entered holy orders in 1633. Throughout his career, he served as a chaplain to King Charles I and later worked as a private chaplain for the Earl of Carbery. Following a period of imprisonment during the English Civil War, he rose to become the Bishop of Down and Connor and held the position of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Dublin.