John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman, (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an important person in Victorian Christianity in England. He was part of the Oxford Movement in Anglicanism which pushed for a more Catholic faith. He finally converted to the Roman Catholic Church in 1845. He was made a cardinal. He was beatified in 2010. He wrote many books, including an autobiography, and The Dream of Gerontius.
Blessed John Henry Newman Cong. Orat. | |
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Cardinal Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro | |
Appointed | 12 May 1879 |
Reign ended | 11 August 1890 |
Predecessor | Tommaso Martinelli |
Successor | Francis Aidan Gasquet |
Other posts | Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford; Provost of the Birmingham Oratory |
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Created Cardinal | 12 May 1879 |
Rank | Cardinal deacon |
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Born | London, England, United Kingdom | 21 February 1801
Died | 11 August 1890 Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | (aged 89)
Buried | Oratory House, Rednal, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
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Parents | John Newman and Jemina Fourdrinier |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
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Beatified | 19 September 2010 Cofton Park, Birmingham, England by Pope Benedict XVI |
Attributes | Cardinal's attire |
Patronage | Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham |
Shrines | Birmingham Oratory, Edgbaston, England |
Early life and education
Newman was born on 21 February 1801 in the City of London,[2][3]
Evangelical
At the age of 15, during his last year at school, Newman was converted, an incident of which he wrote in his Apologia that it was "more certain than that I have hands or feet".[4]
John Henry Newman Media
Portrait of Newman by George Richmond, 1844
Portrait miniature of Newman by William Charles Ross
Newman College, College Lane, Littlemore
Statue outside the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly known as Brompton Oratory, in London
Caricature of Newman by "Spy", published in Vanity Fair in 1877
Newman's desk in the Birmingham Oratory
References
- ↑ "Pope beatifies Cardinal Newman as his UK tour ends (with video clip)". BBC News. 19 September 2010.
- ↑ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: John Henry Newman". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ↑ "A Short Life of Cardinal Newman". The Tablet. The National Institute for Newman Studies.
- ↑ "Apologia, Chapter 1". Newmanreader.org. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
Other websites
- Quotations related to John Henry Newman at Wikiquote
- Works written by or about John Henry Newman at Wikisource
- Media related to John Henry Newman at Wikimedia Commons
- Newman reader
Writings
- Works by John Henry Newman at Project Gutenberg
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- Works by John Henry Newman at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)