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George Herbert
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George Herbert (1593–1633) was a priest, poet, writer, and politician from the Kingdom of England and Wales. Born in Montgomery, he was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College. His notable works include *Lacrymae Cantabrigienses*, *Jacula Prudentum*, *Heart's-ease*, and various collections of English and Latin poems. He wrote in English and spoke Greek.
Herbert was an Anglican who practiced mysticism. He died of tuberculosis in 1633. He is described as a saint with a feast day on February 27. His sibling was Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury. His life and works have been documented in sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1593 births, 1633 deaths and 17th-century Christian mystics.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1593
- Died
- 1633
- Works
- 142
Top works
- Lacrymae Cantabrigienses
- English Poems and Jacula Prudentum (Collection of Proverbs.)
- The English poems of George Herbert
- A manuscript of seventy-three of Herbert's English poems and of two sets of his Latin poems
- Heart's-ease
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- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Wales
- Place of birth
- Montgomery
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Westminster School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Image
- Salisbury Cathedral George Herbert.jpg
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- George Herbert
- date of birth
- 1593-01-01
- date of death
- 1633-01-01
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- lifestyle
- mysticism
- manner of death
- natural causes
- canonization status
- saint
- feast day
- February 27
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- George Herbert
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- English language
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Works in European collections
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Encyclopedic overview
George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was an English poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognised as "one of the foremost British devotional lyricists." He was born in Wales into an artistic and wealthy family and largely raised in England. He received a good education that led to his admission to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1609. He enrolled intending to become a priest, but became the University's Public Orator and attracted the attention of King James I. He sat in the Parliament of England in 1624 and briefly in 1625.
After the death of King James, Herbert renewed his interest in ordination. He gave up his secular ambitions in his mid-thirties and took holy orders in the Church of England, spending the rest of his life as the rector of the rural parish of Fugglestone St Peter, just outside Salisbury. He was noted for unfailing care for his parishioners, bringing the sacraments to them when they were ill, and providing food and clothing for those in need. Henry Vaughan called him "a most glorious saint and seer". He was never a healthy man and died of consumption at age 39.
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