John Henry Newman
English cleric, cardinal and saint (1801-1890) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Henry Newman, Cong. Orat. (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.
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Cardinal Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro | |
Appointed | 12 May 1879 |
Term 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 by Pope Leo XIII |
Rank | Cardinal deacon |
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Born | (1801-02-21)21 February 1801 London, England, United Kingdom |
Died | 11 August 1890(1890-08-11) (aged 89) Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
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 |
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