Title

Document

Description

Likeness of Brownson

Identifier

B092-A002-D017

Call Number

B092-A002-D017

Collection

Birmingham Oratory

Creator

Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, 1801-1890

Contributor

Bellasis, Edward, 1852-1922

Date

1874-10-07

Page Count

4

Coverage

The Oratory, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Location

Birmingham Oratory

Type

Text

Language

English

Authors & Recipients
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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.

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Bellasis, Edward, 1852-1922

2nd son of Serjeant Edward Bellasis, attended the Oratory School 1861-70, studied law and called to the Bar 1873, Bluemantle Pursuivant from 1873, Lancaster Herald from 1882.

Events in Newman's lifeEvents in the UKEvents in the wider world
  • Death of Cardinal Barnabo, and his replacement by Cardinal Franchi as Prefect of Propaganda.
  • Catholic University, Kensington opened under Mgr Capel.
  • Gladstone publishes his pamphlet - 'The Vatican Decrees in their Bearing on Civil Allegiance: A Political Expostulation'
  • Death of Henry Arthur Woodgate.
  • Marriage of Mary Monica Hope-Scott to the Hon. Joseph Maxwell.
  • Publication of Tracts Theological and Ecclesiastical.
  • End of the 3rd Anglo-Ashanti war.
  • Birth of future prime minister Winston Churchill.
  • Factory Act passed establishing a 56 hour working week and banning the use of children as chimney sweeps.
  • Public Worship Regulation Act prohibits ritualistic worship in the church of England.
  • Benjamin Disraeli begins his second term as Prime Minister.
  • Birth of composer Gustav Holst.

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