John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman
Portrait of Newman in choir dressby John Everett Millais, 1881
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an English theologian who was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century. Canonized as a Saint in 2019
Born
21 February 1801 City of London, England
Died
11 August 1890 (aged 89) Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Nationality
British
Alma mater
Trinity College, Oxford
adultbasic
Britain
Appointed
15 May 1879
Attributes
Cardinal's attire, Oratorian habit
Beatified
19 September 2010 Cofton Park, Birmingham, England by Pope Benedict XVI
Birth name
John Henry Newman
Buried
Birmingham Oratory, England
Canonized
13 October 2019 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis
Church
Catholic Church
Created cardinal
12 May 1879 by Pope Leo XIII
Date
12 May 1879
Denomination
Church of England (1824–1845) Catholic Church (1845–1890)
Elevated by
Pope Leo XIII
era
1800+
Era
19th-century philosophy
Feast day
9 October (Catholic Church) 11 August (Church of England) 21 February (Episcopal Church)
Main interests
Faith and rationality Religious epistemology Historical theology Christian apologetics Philosophy of education Liberal education
Motto
Cor ad cor loquitur ('Heart speaks unto heart')
Notable ideas
Development of doctrine Primacy of conscience Argument for conscience Illative sense Apologia
Notable work
Apologia Pro Vita Sua Tract 90 Grammar of Assent
Ordained by
Giacomo Filippo Fransoni
Ordination
13 June 1824 (Anglican deacon) 29 May 1825 (Anglican priest) 30 May 1847 (Catholic priest)
Other post(s)
Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford Provost of the Birmingham Oratory
Parents
John Newman (died 1824) Jemima Fourdrinier (1772–1836)
Patronage
Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham ; poets
Place
Rome, Papal States
Predecessor
Tommaso Martinelli
Rank
Cardinal deacon
Region
Western philosophy
School
Aristotelianism Augustinianism Empiricism Christian humanism
Shrines
Birmingham Oratory
Successor
Francis Aidan Gasquet
Term ended
11 August 1890
Venerated in
Catholic Church Church of England Episcopal Church