John Henry Newman (1801–1890)
Author of Apologia pro Vita Sua
About the Author
English clergyman John Henry Newman was born on February 21, 1801. He was educated at Trinity College, University of Oxford. He was the leader of the Oxford movement and cardinal after his conversion to the Roman Catholic Church. In 1822, he received an Oriel College fellowship, which was then the show more highest distinction of Oxford scholarship, and was appointed a tutor at Oriel. Two years later, he became vicar of St. Mary's, the Anglican church of the University of Oxford, and exerted influence on the religious thought through his sermons. When Newman resigned his tutorship in 1832, he made a tour of the Mediterranean region and wrote the hymn "Lead Kindly Light." He was also one of the chief contributors to "Tracts for the Times" (1833-1841), writing 29 papers including "Tract 90", which terminated the series. The final tract was met with opposition because of its claim that the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England are aimed primarily at the abuses of Roman Catholicism. Newman retired from Oxford in 1842 to the village of Littlemore. He spent three years in seclusion and resigned his post as vicar of St. Mary's on October 9, 1845. During this time, he wrote a retraction of his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church and after writing his "Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine," he became a Roman Catholic. The following year, he went to Rome and was ordained a priest and entered the Congregation of the Oratory. The remainder of Newman's life was spent in the house of the Oratory that he established near Birmingham. He also served as rector of a Roman Catholic university that the bishops of Ireland were trying to establish in Dublin from 1854-1858. While there, he delivered a series of lectures that were later published as "The Idea of a University Defined" (1873), which says the function of a university is the training of the mind instead of the giving of practical information. In 1864, Newman published "Apologia pro Vita Sua (Apology for His Life)" in response to the charge that Roman Catholicism was indifferent to the truth. It is an account of his spiritual development and regarded as both a religious autobiography and English prose. Newman also wrote "An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent" (1870), and the novels "Loss and Gain" (1848), Callista" (1856) and "The Dream of Gerontius" (1865). Newman was elected an honorary fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, in 1877 and was made cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in 1879. He died on August 11, 1890. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by John Henry Newman
Fifteen Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford Between A.D. 1826 and 1843 (1970) 135 copies
The Mystical Rose: Thoughts on the Blessed Virgin from the Writings of John Henry Cardinal Newman (1960) 75 copies
Characteristics from the Writings of John Henry Newman: Being Selections Personal, Historical, Philosophical, and… (1874) 25 copies
Letters of John Henry Newman: A Selection Edited and Introduced by Derek Stanford and Muriel Spark (1957) 21 copies
Tracts for the Times (Works of Cardinal Newman: Birmingham Oratory Millennium Edition) (2010) 20 copies
Historical Sketches, Volume 1: The Turks in Their Relation to Europe, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Apollonius of Tyana, &… (1901) 17 copies
WORKS of John Henry Newman Essays and Sketches, 3 - volume set (Works of John Henry Newman, Volume I, II, and III) (1948) 13 copies
The Theological Papers of John Henry Newman on Biblical Inspiration and on Infallibility (1979) 13 copies
Letters and correspondence of John Henry Newman during his life in the English church (2012) 11 copies
Discourses Addressed to Mixed Congregations: Volume 1 (Cardinal Newman's Catholic Sermons) (1995) 11 copies
A Newman Companion to the Gospels: Sermons of John Henry Newman Selected and Schematically Presented (1966) 10 copies
Tracts for the Times: Volume One, 1833-1834: Tracts 1-46 and Records of the Church 1-18 (The Library of Anglican… (2010) 10 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 11: Littlemore to Rome, October 1845 to December 1846 (1961) 9 copies
Historical Sketches, Volume 2: The Church of the Fathers, St. Chrysostom, Theodoret, Mission of St. Benedict,… (1888) 8 copies
ESSAYS AND SKETCHES, VOLUME III. Edited with preface & introduction by Charles Frederick Harrold (1948) 8 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 12: Rome to Birmingham, January 1847 to December 1848 (1962) 7 copies
Prose and poetry 7 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 9: Littlemore and the Parting of Friends, May 1842 to October 1843 (2006) 6 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 1: Ealing, Trinity, Oriel, February 1801 to December 1826 (1978) 6 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 2: Tutor of Oriel, January 1827 to December 1831 (1979) 6 copies
Il cuore del mondo: Antologia degli scritti (BUR biblioteca dello spirito cristiano) (Italian Edition) (1994) 6 copies
Sermons, Chiefly on the Theory of Religious Belief, Preached before the University of Oxford (2018) 6 copies
The Mother of God: [a letter addressed to the Rev. E.B. Pusey, D.D., on his recent Eirenicon] (2003) 5 copies
John Henry Newman and the Abbé Jager : a controversy on scripture and tradition (1834-1836) (1975) 5 copies
Catholic Sermons 5 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 4: The Oxford Movement, July 1833 to December 1834 (1980) 5 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 16: Founding a University, January 1854 to September 1855 (1965) 4 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 30: A Cardinal's Apostolate, October 1881 to December 1884 (1676) 4 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 13: Birmingham and London, January 1849 to June 1850 (1963) 4 copies
Selection adapted to the seasons of the ecclesiastical year : from the Parochial & plain sermons of John Henry Newman (2010) 4 copies
Sermones católicos 4 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 8: Tract 90 and the Jerusalem Bishopric, January 1841 to April 1842 (1999) 4 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 27: The Controversy with Gladstone, January 1874 to December 1875 (1975) 4 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 15: The Achilli Trial, January 1852 to December 1853 (1964) 4 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 14: Papal Aggression, July 1850 to December 1851 (1963) 4 copies
The Newman book of religion 4 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 3: New Bearings, January 1832 to June 1833 (1979) 4 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 17: Opposition in Dublin and London, October 1855 to March 1857 (1966) 3 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 19: Consulting the Laity, January 1859 to June 1861 (1969) 3 copies
Readings from Newman / 3 copies
Discursos sobre la fe 3 copies
La revelacion en su relacion con la fe / Revelation in Its Relation to Faith (Opuscula Philosophica) (Spanish Edition) (2009) 3 copies
On the proper use of time 3 copies
The mission of Saint Philip Neri. 2 copies
A letter addressed to His Grace the Duke of Norfolk on occasion of Mr. Gladstone's recent expostulation. (2015) 2 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 25: The Vatican Council, January 1870 to December 1871 (1973) 2 copies
Sermones, Tomo II 2 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 7: Editing the British Critic, January 1839 to December 1840 (1995) 2 copies
Lives of the English saints 2 copies
Certain difficulties felt by Anglicans in Catholic teaching considered. Difficulties of Anglicans. 2 copies
Waiting for Christ’s Coming: Meditations for Advent, Christmas, & Epiphany (Annotated) (2021) 2 copies
Sermoni sulla Chiesa. Conferenze sulla dottrina della giustificazione. Sermoni penitenziali (2004) 2 copies
Tracts for the Times: Thoughts on the Ministerial Commission Respectively Addressed to the Clergy No. 1 (1984) 2 copies
Cardinal Newman and Apologetics. 2 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 6: The Via Media and Froude's Remains, January 1837 to December 1838 (1984) 2 copies
Callista Esquisse du III siècle 2 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Vol. 31: The Last Years, January 1885 to August 1890 with a Supplement of… (1977) 2 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 18: New Beginnings in England, April 1857 to December 1858 (1968) 2 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 21: The Apologia, January 1864 to June 1865 (1971) 2 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 24: A Grammar of Assent, January 1868 to December 1869 (1973) 2 copies
Cardinal Newman and the Catholic University : a selection from Newman's Dublin writings (1990) 2 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 23: Defeat at Oxford, Defence at Rome, January to December 1867 (1973) 2 copies
Mr. Kingsley and Dr. Newman: a correspondence on the question whether Dr. Newman teaches that truth is no virtue? (2009) 2 copies
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 5: Liberalism in Oxford, January 1835 to December 1836 (1981) 2 copies
God's Will the End of Life (Discourse VI of Discourses Addressed to Mixed Congregations) (1936) 2 copies
Guiseppe Regina 1 copy
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 26: Aftermaths, January 1872 to December 1983 (1974) 1 copy
Friend of Human Nature St Paul — Author — 1 copy
Zelfkennis II 1 copy
Essays and sketches. 1 copy
Écrits autobiographiques. 1 copy
Lyra apostolica. 1 copy
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 29: The Cardinalate, January 1879 to September 1881 (1976) 1 copy
Hymni Ecclesiae. 1 copy
[Selections. French] La pensée de J.H. Newman : extraits les plus caractéristiques de son oeuvre 1 copy
The Benedictine Essays: The Mission of Saint Benedict & The Benedictine Schools (Spirituality of St. John Henry Newman) (2019) 1 copy
[Oxford University sermons] A reason for the hope within : sermons on the theory of religious belief 1 copy
The Ventures of Faith 1 copy
Selections from the prose and poetry of John Henry Newman. Prose and poetry of John Henry Newman. 1 copy
[Poems. Selections] Hymns. 1 copy
[Prose works. French. Selections] [The mystery of the Church. French] Le mystère de l'Église. 1 copy
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 20: Standing Firm and Trials, July 1861 to December 1863 (1970) 1 copy
Letters ; a selection 1 copy
Križni put 1 copy
Conférences Adressées aux Protestants Et aux Catholiques (Classic Reprint) (French Edition) (2017) 1 copy
Razmatranja o muci Kristovoj 1 copy
Gesù (1-5-3) 1 copy
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 10: The Final Step, November 1843 to 6 October 1845 (2006) 1 copy
Misli o kršćanskoj vjeri 1 copy
The parting of friends;: A sermon preached on the anniversary of the consecration of a chapel 1 copy
A Study in Holiness 1 copy
Polemische Schriften 1 copy
Universal Revelation 1 copy
Newman on Tradition 1 copy
Oeuvres philosophiques : De Newman. Traduction de S. Jankélévitch. Préface et notes de M. Nédoncelle 1 copy
Summe christlichen Denkens 1 copy
Gott und die Seele 1 copy
Prayers of Cardinal Newman 1 copy
Works of John Henry Newman. Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Loss and Gain, The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated,… (2010) 1 copy
Sermons: Chiefly On The Theory Of Religious Belief Preached Before The University Of Oxford (1843) (2007) 1 copy
The Lives Of The English Saints: Written By Various Hands At The Suggestion Of John Henry Newman, Afterwards Cardinal… (2007) 1 copy
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman Volume XXII: Between Pusey and the Extremists: July 1865 to December 1866 (1972) 1 copy
Fede e ragione 1 copy
El mundo invisible 1 copy
Saggio sulla poesia 1 copy
Sermon notes. 1 copy
Parochial Sermons, Vol. I 1 copy
Gesamtausgabe. J. H. Newman: Briefe und Texte zur ersten Lebenshälfte. ( 1801 - 1945). (Bd. 22) (2002) 1 copy
Guides to holiness 1 copy
John Henry Cardinal Newman 1 copy
The Lives Of The English Saints: Written By Various Hands At The Suggestion Of John Henry Newman, Afterwards Cardinal… (2007) 1 copy
Christentum : Ein Aufbau 1 copy
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 22: Between Pusey and the Extremists, July 1865 to December 1866 (1972) 1 copy
The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, Vol. 28: Fellow of Trinity, January 1876 to December 1878 (1975) 1 copy
Catholic Life And Letters Of Cardinal Newman, With Notes On The Oxford Movement And Its Men (1885) (2007) 1 copy
Via Crucis al Colosseo: presieduta dal Santo Padre Giovanni Paolo 2.: venerdì santo 2001: [meditazioni e preghiere del… (2001) 1 copy
Parochial Sermons, Vol. III 1 copy
John Henry Newman 1 copy
Associated Works
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Volume 04: Athanasius: Select Works and Letters (1953) — Translator — 318 copies
The Company of Preachers: Wisdom on Preaching, Augustine to the Present (2002) — Contributor — 181 copies
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 2: Love, Marriage, and the Family (1966) — Contributor — 39 copies
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 3: Intelligent Family Living (1967) — Contributor — 33 copies
Saint Athanasius: Select Treatises in Controversy with the Arians — Translator — 3 copies
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- Legal name
- Newman, John Henry
- Other names
- Newman, Saint John Henry
- Birthdate
- 1801-02-21
- Date of death
- 1890-08-11
- Burial location
- Rednal Roman Catholic Cemetery, Rednal, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, England, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK
- Cause of death
- pneumonia
- Places of residence
- Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- Education
- Oxford University (Trinity College|BA|1821)
- Occupations
- writer
minister (Anglican|1824-1846|Roman Catholic|1846-1890) - Relationships
- Newman, Francis William (brother)
Newman, Charles Robert (brother) - Organizations
- Church of England (deacon|1822|ordained|1825)
Roman Catholic Church (ordained|1846|cardinal|1879)
Tracts for the Times
Oxford Movement
University College Dublin (founded as Catholic University of Ireland)
Birmingham Oratory (show all 9)
Oriel College, Oxford University (fellow|1822)
Congregation of the Oratory (1846)
Trinity College, Oxford University (honorary fellow|1877) - Awards and honors
- Proclaimed Venerable (1991)
Beatified (2010)
Canonised (2019)
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