▁before ▁trav elling ▁to ▁England ▁upon ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 9 . ▁In ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁Val era ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁The ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁Mag dal ene ▁College , ▁where ▁his ▁compat ri ot ▁Francisco ▁de ▁En z inas ▁had ▁held ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁before ▁Marian ▁per sec utions . ▁Later , ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 5 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁also ▁granted ▁him ▁an ▁M . A .. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 6 7 , ▁Val era ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁A xe , ▁a ▁Str anger ▁church ▁which ▁hous ed ▁a ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁Spanish ▁Protest ant ▁refuge es ▁and ▁where ▁Re ina ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁past or . ▁Val era ▁also ▁frequently ▁travel led ▁to ▁Amsterdam ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Re formation ▁there . ▁ ▁Death ▁▁ ▁The ▁year ▁of ▁Val era ' s ▁death ▁is ▁unknown , ▁with ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁Re ina - Val era ▁Bible ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 2 ▁being ▁the ▁last ▁known ▁date ▁in ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Writ ings ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 5 9 , ▁Val era ▁assist ed ▁with ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Conf ession ▁of ▁London ▁along ▁with ▁Re ina ▁and ▁others , ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁stress ▁the ▁the ological ▁orth odox y ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Italian ▁Protest ant ▁communities ▁in ▁London , ▁in