John henry newman biography
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Review
As splendid and enthralling a Life as I have had in my hands for many a day...Ker's portraits, not only of Newman and the principal figures of his life, but of many wholly subsidiary characters, spring to life on page after page (Bernard Levin, The Times)
Absorbing...gives us the truest portrait of Newman of any we possess (Roderick Strange, Sunday Times)
Not only the best "life" of Newman, but one of the best biographies of any great nineteenth-century writer (Kathleen Tillotson, Modern Literary Review)
Monumental...the impact of this book is nothing short of revolutionary...a work of the largest scope and penetration (Edwin M. Yoder, The Washington Post)
The reissue of this important biography... will be welcomed, not only by those already deeply engaged with Newman's life and work, but also with that ever increasing number of people in whom recent events and the advancement of the canonisation process have aroused an interest in his real personality... Ian Ker's book, running to some 770 pages, is the modern biography for the modern reader... With Newman's canonisation fully expected by the end of this year the appearance of this book provides an opening into a new stage of a great man's posthumous life. Newman's rich legacy, in so many areas of history, theolog
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John Henry Newman
English cleric and cardinal (1801–1890)
This article is about the English cardinal. For the Bohemian-American bishop, see John Neumann.
"Cardinal Newman" redirects here. For other uses, see Cardinal Newman (disambiguation).
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 12 May 1879 |
| Term ended | 11 August 1890 |
| Predecessor | Tommaso Martinelli |
| Successor | Francis Aidan Gasquet |
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| Created cardinal | 12 May 1879 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal deacon |
| Born | John Henry Newman (1801-02-21)21 February 1801 London, England |
| Died | 11 August 1890(1890-08-11) (aged 89) Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
| Buried | Oratory Retreat Cemetery Rednal, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
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| Education | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Motto | Cor ad cor loquitur ('Heart speaks unto heart') |
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