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Description

Letter from Baron Coleridge to Cardinal Newman about his personal trials, presumably with his daughter Mildred.

Identifier

B050-A002-D044

Call Number

B050-A002-D044

Collection

Birmingham Oratory

Creator

Coleridge, John Duke, 1st Baron Coleridge, 1820-1894

Contributor

Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, 1801-1890

Date

1884-11-24

Page Count

2

Coverage

Strand, London, Middlesex, England

Location

e-resource|Birmingham Oratory

Type

Text

Content Type

Letter

Language

English

Authors & Recipients
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Coleridge, John Duke, 1st Baron Coleridge, 1820-1894

Son of Sir John Taylor Coleridge, brother of Henry James Coleridge, educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, Fellow of Exeter College, called to the Bar 1846, Liberal MP for Exeter 1865-73, Lord Chief Justice 1873, created Baron Coleridge in 1874, married 1846 to Jane Fortescue Seymour (1824-1878).

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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.

Events in Newman's lifeEvents in the UKEvents in the wider world
  • Lord Malmesbury publishes his autobiography - Memoirs of an Ex-Minister, containing scandalous allegations against Newman.
  • The Catholic Truth Society is reformed.
  • The 3rd Reform Act passed.
  • Cremation becomes legal.
  • The Berlin Conference formalized the 'Scramble for Africa'.
  • The Statue of Liberty presented to the US in Paris and groundworks begin in New York.
  • Alaska became a US territory.
  • The seige of Khartoum begins.
  • The Washington Monument completed.