About
John Henry Newman, born in London in 1801, was a leading figure of the Oxford Movement within the Church of England. Converted to Catholicism in 1845, he became a priest and founded the Birmingham Oratory. His writings on doctrinal development, education, and faith had a lasting influence. Created cardinal in 1879, he was beatified in 2010, canonized in 2019, and declared a Doctor of the Church in 2025.
* 1801-02-21 — † 1890-08-11
Major works
- Parochial and Plain Sermons (1834-1842)sermon collection
- An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (1845)theological essay
- The Idea of a University (1852)essay
- Apologia Pro Vita Sua (1864)autobiography
- The Dream of Gerontius (1865)poem
Key milestones
- 1845Received into the Roman Catholic Church on 9 October.
- 1879Created cardinal-deacon by Pope Leo XIII.
- 2019Canonized by Pope Francis on 13 October.
Themes
Development of doctrineUniversity educationFaith and reasonConscienceReligious conversion
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