page_title: J. C. Ryle
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: J. C. Ryle / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: Caricature of John Charles Ryle (10 May 1816 - 10 June 1900), Anglican Bishop of Liverpool.
context_page_description: John Charles Ryle was an English evangelical Anglican bishop. He was the first Anglican bishop of Liverpool.
context_section_description: Ryle was a strong supporter of the evangelical school and a critic of Ritualism. He was a writer, pastor and an evangelical preacher. Among his longer works are Christian Leaders of the Eighteenth Century (1869), Expository Thoughts on the Gospels (7 vols, 1856–69), Principles for Churchmen (1884). Ryle was described as having a commanding presence and vigorous in advocating his principles albeit with a warm disposition. He was also credited with having success in evangelizing the blue collar community.
caption: John Charles Ryle, by Carlo Pellegrini, 1881.
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