Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, 1801-1890|Photographic Images
Date
Undated
Page Count
1
Location
e-resource|Birmingham Oratory
Type
Text
Content Type
Letter
Language
English
Collection
Birmingham Oratory|Photographs
Publication Origin
Not Published
Authors & Recipients
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.
Photographic Images
In 1839 the daguerreotype was invented as the first photographic process, this was followed in 1841 by the calotype and in 1842 by the cyanotype. In 1848 the photographic lantern slide was developed in Philadelphia. In the mid 1850s, the carte-de-visite format became popular, followed in the mid 1860s by cabinet photographs.
