John Henry Newman
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John Henry Newman was an English religious leader who lived from 1801 to 1890 and rose to the rank of cardinal in the Catholic Church. He is considered a significant figure in religious history for his influential writings and his prominent role in the Oxford Movement, which sought to revive traditional Catholic practices within the Church of England.
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- 1801
- Died
- 1890
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- Le Songe de Gérontius
- Tracts theological and ecclesiastical
- The Tamworth reading room
- Sermon preached in the London Church of the Jesuit Fathers at the requiem mass for the repose of the soul of James Robert Hope Scott, Esq., Q.C.
- A Newman synthesis
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John Henry Newman (Saint, 21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English Catholic theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet. He was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century.
Originally an evangelical academic at the University of Oxford and priest in the Church of England, Newman was drawn to the high church tradition of Anglicanism. He became one of the more notable leaders of the Oxford Movement, an influential group of Anglicans who wished to restore to the Church of England many Catholic beliefs and liturgical rituals practiced before the English Reformation. In this, the movement had some success. After publishing his Tract 90 in 1841, Newman later wrote: "I was on my death-bed, as regards my membership with the Anglican Church."
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