Background
Rastell was born at Gloucester in 1532, was admitted into Winchester School in 1543. And went on to New College, Oxford, of which he became a perpetual fellow in 1549.
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John Rastell
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Education
He graduated Master of Arts
Career
29 July 1555, and about that time was ordained priest. Being unable to comply with the religious changes in Elizabeth"s reign, Rastell left his college, and went to Louvain. After completing his noviceship, he was English penitentiary for a time at Saint Peter"s, Rome.
He was then sent as confessor and consultor to the house of the jesuits at Hall.
Rastell was moved to Augsburg, and finally to Ingoldstadt, where he was appointed vice-rector of the college of his order. He died in the college on 15 or 17 June 1577.
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English