1886: Birth
Arthur Walkington Pink was born to a corn-merchant's family in Nottingham on 1 April 1886. His father was a devout non-conformist, probably a Congregationalist.
Read moreMendicant friars were monks who took a vow of poverty, renouncing personal property and embracing an ascetic way of life. In published tracts and from the pulpit, Wycliffe denounced the corruption and hypocrisy which frequently characterised the mendicant friars.