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The figures depicted above are (l-r):  Thomas Cranmer (First Archbishop of Canterbury, Editor of the First Book of Common Prayer) Portrait by Gerlach Flicke; Samuel Seabury (First American Bishop) Portrait by Ralph Earl; Barbara Harris (First Female Bishop in the U.S.) Photo by Jim Soldheim, ENS; Manteo and Virginia Dare (First two persons baptized on the North American continent according to the rites of The Church of England); iconographer Cheryl Hendrick. All artwork and photos are used with permission.

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