Spencer, George, Father, Ignatius of St Paul, 1799-1864 to Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, 1801-1890

Item data

Title

Document

Description

Letter from Father Ignatius to Father Newman regarding Tract 90.

Identifier

B020-A003-D023

Call Number

B020-A003-D023

Collection

Birmingham Oratory

Creator

Spencer, George, Father, Ignatius of St Paul, 1799-1864

Contributor

Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, 1801-1890

Date

1841-08-17

Page Count

Coverage

St Marys College, Oscott, Warwickshire, England

Location

e-resource|Birmingham Oratory

Type

Text

Content Type

Letter

Language

English

Authors & Recipients

Spencer, George, Father, Ignatius of St Paul, 1799-1864

Youngest son of the 2nd Earl Spencer, after being at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, took Anglican Orders in 1824 and was appointed Rector of Brington, Northants. He became a Catholic in 1830, and after working as a priest at West Bromwich became a professor at Oscott, 1839–46. In January 1847 joined the Passionists, taking the name of Ignatius of St Paul

Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, 1801-1890

John Henry Newman stands as a giant in the fields of theology, philosophy, and education. Influencing many academic and spiritual disciplines, Newman's writings and his lifelong search for religious truth continue to inspire scholars throughout the world. Newman started his public life as a fellow of Oriel College and, soon after, as Vicar of St. Mary the Virgin Church in Oxford, England. He was a leader of the Oxford Movement which began in 1833. A prominent member of the Church of England for the first half of his life, he converted to Roman Catholicism in 1845. Two years later, Newman founded the first English-speaking Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Birmingham, England. In 1851, Newman undertook the founding of the Catholic University of Ireland in Dublin. He was made a cardinal of the Catholic Church in 1879. His many scholarly works have remained a significant force.

Newman context

Events in Newman's life	Events in the UK	Events in the wider world
Bishop Bagot bans the publication of any further Tracts. The Heads of Houses lay Tract 90 before the Hebdomadal board for formal censure, labelling it as Jesuitical. Death of Blanco White. Richard Waldo Sibthorp becomes the first Tractarian to convert to Catholicism. Opening of St Chad's Church, Birmingham, later designated a Cathedral. Tract 90 published.	Birth of the future King Edward VII. Thomas Cook begins running holiday excursions. Sir Robert Peel becomes Prime Minister, replacing Lord Melbourne. England's first photographic studio is opened in London.	The UK occupy Hong King. The Ango-Sino Opium War takes place. Edgar Allan Poe published his first book. Following the death of WH Hampson, he is suceeded by Vice-President John Tyler as 10th President of the United States.