Title

Document

Description

Note from Cardinal Manning to Cardinal Newman on his 90th birthday.

Identifier

B061-A003-D077

Call Number

B061-A003-D077

Collection

Birmingham Oratory

Creator

Manning, Henry Edward, Cardinal, 1808-1892

Contributor

Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, 1801-1890

Date

1890-02-22

Page Count

1

Coverage

Archbishops House, York Place, Portman Square, London, Middlesex, England

Location

e-resource|Birmingham Oratory

Type

Text

Content Type

Letter

Language

English

Publication Origin

Not Published

Authors & Recipients
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Manning, Henry Edward, Cardinal, 1808-1892

Born at Copped Hall, Totteridge, Hertfordshire, the youngest son of William Manning, a West India Merchant, MP and sometime governor of the Bank of England. Attended Harrow School and matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford. Fellow of Merton College 1832, taking Anglican Orders and serving at Lavington-with-Graffham, West Sussex, first as Curate and then Rector. Married 1833 to Caroline Sargeant, widowed 1837. Appointed Archdeacon of Chichester 1841. Received into the Catholic Church 1851 being Ordained in Catholic Orders at Farm Street. Initially on the staff at St Edmund's, Ware, then established the Bayswater Mission and the Oblates of St Charles. Served as Provost of Westminster from 1857, then elected 2nd Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster 1865. Created Cardinal in 1875.

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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
  • Death of Cardinal Newman.
  • Father Ignatius Ryder elected Superior of the Oratory.
  • The first County Cricket Championship took place.
  • The Forth Bridge opened.
  • Wounded Knee Massacre of the Sioux in South Dakota.
  • Cecil Rhodes appointed Premier of Cape Colony.
  • German Chancellor Bismark resigns.
  • Suicide of artist Vincent Van Gogh.

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