Venerable John Henry Newman
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- Educated at Ealing and Trinity College, Oxford.
Chosen fellow of Oriel College.
Ordained an Anglican priest in 1824.
Curate of Saint Clement's, Oxford for two years.
As he continued his studies he began to be influenced by Catholic writers.
Vicar of Saint Mary's in 1828.
Resigned his position in 1832.
Helped found and guide the Tractarian Movement beginning in 1833.
His writings grew more and more in sympathy with Catholicism, and he was forced to resign his position at Saint Mary's.
He claimed that his philosphy was a via media (middle way) between Catholicism and Luthero-Calvinism, but he came to see that this idea was just a repitition of old heresies.
In 1841 he lived in seclusion with friends at Littlemore, reading, studying, and praying.
In 1845 he joined the Catholic Church.
Ordained in Rome in 1846.
Joined the Oratorians.
Returned to England in 1847 where he lived in Maryvale, Cheadle, Saint Ann's, Birminghan, and finally Edgbaston where he lived the bulk of his remaining 40 years.
Founded the London Oratory.
Influential writer on matters of theology, philosophy, and apologetics bringing hundreds into the Church; noted poet.
Made an honorary fellow of Trinity College in 1878.
Created cardinal in 1879 by Pope Leo XIII.
- Born
- 21 February 1801 at London, England
- Died
- 11 August 1890 at Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Name Meaning
- God is gracious; gift of God (John)
- Venerated
- 22 January 1991 by Pope John Paul II
- Beatified
- pending;
if you have information relevant to the beatification of Venerable John, contact:
The Birmingham Oratory
Hagley Road
Birmingham B16 8UE, UNITED KINGDOM
- Additional Information
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Wikipedia
Father of the Second Vatican Council
Catholic Encyclopedia
Newman Reader
New Catholic Dictionary
- Works
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Apologia pro vita sua
Callista
Cathedra Sempiterna
Christianity and Scientific Investigation
Dream of Gerontius
Grammar of Assent
Lectures
Letters and Correspondence
Loss and Gain
Meditations and Devotions
On Consulting the Laity in Matters of Doctrine
Second Spring
Sermons to Mixed Congregations
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