Optional Memorial
Saint John Henry Newman
- Feast day
- October 09
- Origin
- English
Patron of
- converts and educators
Life
John Henry Newman (1801-1890) was an Anglican clergyman and a leader of the Oxford Movement who entered the Catholic Church in 1845 and was later made a cardinal. A brilliant theologian, canonized in 2019 and declared a Doctor of the Church, he wrote influential works on the development of doctrine, conscience, and university education.
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