John Henry Newman
- Sort Name
- Newman, John Henry
- Ratings
- No reviews
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1801-02-21
- Place of birth
- London
- Date of death
- 1890-08-11
- Place of death
- Birmingham
Wikipedia
John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English Catholic theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet. He was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century.
Originally an evangelical academic at the University of Oxford and priest in the Church of England, Newman was drawn to the high church tradition of Anglicanism. He became one of the more notable leaders of the Oxford Movement, an influential grouping of Anglicans who wished to restore to the Church of England many Catholic beliefs and liturgical rituals from before the English Reformation. In this, the movement had some success. After publishing his Tract 90 in 1841, Newman later wrote: "I was on my death-bed, as regards my membership with the Anglican Church."
In 1845, Newman resigned his teaching post at Oxford and officially left the Church of England and was received into the Catholic Church. He was quickly ordained as a priest and continued as an influential religious leader, based in Birmingham. In 1879, he was created a cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in recognition of his services to the cause of the Catholic Church in England. He was instrumental in the founding of the Catholic University of Ireland in 1854, which later became University College Dublin.
Newman was also a prominent writer: his major writings include the Tracts for the Times (1833–1841), his Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (1845), his autobiography Apologia Pro Vita Sua (1864), and the Grammar of Assent (1870). In particular, his theory on the development of doctrine has been highly influential on subsequent Catholic theology.
Newman's canonization was approved by Pope Francis and took place on 13 October 2019. He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV in 2025 and was also named co-patron of Catholic education, joining Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Relationships
- John Henry Newman wrote Snapdragon
- John Henry Newman wrote Reverses
- John Henry Newman wrote Sacrilege
- John Henry Newman wrote Warfare
- John Henry Newman wrote Judaism
- John Henry Newman wrote Temptation
- John Henry Newman wrote Vexations
- John Henry Newman wrote Taormini
- John Henry Newman wrote St. Paul
- John Henry Newman wrote Compline
- John Henry Newman wrote Declension
- John Henry Newman wrote My Birthday
- John Henry Newman wrote Heathenism
- John Henry Newman wrote Jeremiah
- John Henry Newman wrote The Haven
- John Henry Newman wrote Persecution
- John Henry Newman wrote Sext
- John Henry Newman wrote Prime
- John Henry Newman wrote Our Future
- John Henry Newman wrote Samaria
- John Henry Newman wrote St. Michael
- John Henry Newman wrote Desolation
- John Henry Newman wrote Opusculum
- John Henry Newman wrote Absolution
- John Henry Newman wrote Terce
- John Henry Newman wrote Isaac
- John Henry Newman wrote None
- John Henry Newman wrote Apostacy
- John Henry Newman wrote Candlemas
- John Henry Newman wrote Ethelwald
- John Henry Newman wrote Humiliation
- John Henry Newman wrote Wanderings
- John Henry Newman wrote To F. W. N.
- John Henry Newman wrote Jonah
- John Henry Newman wrote Evening
- John Henry Newman wrote A Blight
- John Henry Newman wrote Corcyra
- John Henry Newman wrote Joseph
- John Henry Newman wrote Melchizedek
- John Henry Newman wrote Reverence
- John Henry Newman wrote A Hermitage
- John Henry Newman wrote Bondage
- John Henry Newman wrote Fair Words
- John Henry Newman wrote Messina
- John Henry Newman wrote England
Identifiers
Related Collections
This entity does not appear in any public collection.
Click the "Add to collection" button below to add it to an existing collection or create a new one.
Reviews No reviews
No reviews yet.
- Last Modified
- 2023-02-16