Basil Hume (1923–1999)
Author of To be a Pilgrim: A Spiritual Notebook
About the Author
Until his death in June, 1999, Basil Hume, OSB, was the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster and a monk of Ampleforth Abbey in Great Britain.
Image credit: Statue of Basil Cardinal Hume, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Image by Marie Griffiths / English Wikipedia.
Works by Basil Hume
Associated Works
Butler's Lives of the Saints: Concise Edition (1956) — Foreword, some editions — 630 copies, 3 reviews
Butler's Lives of the Saints, Vol. 4: October, November, December (1956) — Foreword — 113 copies, 2 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Hume, Basil
- Legal name
- Hume, George Haliburton
- Other names
- Hume, George Basil
- Birthdate
- 1923-03-02
- Date of death
- 1999-06-17
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Ampleforth College, Yorkshire, England, UK
University of Oxford (St. Benet's Hall)
University of Fribourg, Switzerland - Occupations
- priest
monk
teacher
Abbot (Ampleforth Abbey)
Archbishop (Westminster)
Cardinal Priest - Organizations
- Roman Catholic Church
Benedictine Order - Awards and honors
- Order of Merit
- Relationships
- Hume, Sir William Errington (father)
Hume (née Tisserye), Maria Elizabeth (mother) - Short biography
- Basil Hume OSB, OM (2 March 1923 – 17 June 1999) was a monk of the English Benedictine monastery of Ampleforth Abbey and for 13 years its abbot until his appointment as Archbishop of Westminster in 1976. His elevation to a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church followed during the same year. From 1979 Hume served also as President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. He held these appointments until his death from cancer in 1999. His final resting place is at Westminster Cathedral in the Chapel of St Gregory and St Augustine.
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
- Places of residence
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
- Place of death
- Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
- Burial location
- Chapel of St Gregory and St Augustine, Westminster Cathedral
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, United Kingdom
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Reviews
A wide variety of general reflections, some of which resonated with me, some of which did not. Food for thought for the future and for selective re-reading when I feel moved to do so. No star rating.
Hume, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster and a monk of Ampleforth Abbey, is an extremely popular religious writer in his native England. This short work is a collection of simple discussions of the spiritual life for "the less clever, but, let me add, equally worthy and good." Growing out of conversations with teenagers and children, this sweet-tempered work ought to appeal to many sincere Christians who may not have time for more substantial spiritual guidebooks. Hume is rather like a less show more complex C.S. LewisAthe only author quoted hereAand his work should find readers where Lewis is popular. show less
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- Works
- 31
- Also by
- 5
- Members
- 897
- Popularity
- #28,560
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 7
- ISBNs
- 71
- Languages
- 6