Title

Document

Description

Gift of a copy of Essays Critical and Historical

Identifier

B087-A001-D005

Call Number

B087-A001-D005

Collection

Birmingham Oratory

Creator

Mivart, St George Jackson, 1827-1900

Contributor

Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, 1801-1890

Date

1871-10-15

Page Count

2

Location

e-resource|Birmingham Oratory

Type

Text

Content Type

Letter

Language

English

Publication Origin

Not Published

Authors & Recipients
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Mivart, St George Jackson, 1827-1900

Born in London to an Evangelical family, his father was the owner of Claridges Hotel, he was educated at Harrow and King's College, London, then going to Oscott and being received into the Catholic Church. Although called to the Bar in 1851, he devoted his life to natural science attempting to get the Church to accept Darwin's theories of evolution, leading to an excommunication

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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
  • Universities Test Acts removes restrictions limiting access to Oxford, Cambridge and Durham to Protestants.
  • Publication of 'Sermons preached before the University of Oxford, Essays Critical and Historical'.
  • Rugby Football Union established in London.
  • Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland.
  • Henry Morton Stanley tracks down the lost explorer Dr Livingston in Central Africa.
  • Royal Albert Hall opened by Queen Victoria.
  • Trade Unions legalised.
  • Revolt of the Communards in Paris.
  • US Civil Rights Act 1871.
  • Proclamation of the German Empire under Kaiser Wilhelm and Bismark.

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