Manning, Henry Edward ___ 1808-1892 ___ British ___ priest

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Manning, whose father was a banker and MP, was born in Totteridge, Hertfordshire, and educated at Harrow and Balliol College, Oxford. After being ordained in 1832 he was appointed to the curacy and then the living at Lavington-with-Graffham, and, in 1840, to the archdeaconry at Chichester. He married in 1833, but his wife died four years later. In 1842, Manning, a member of the Oxford Movement, published 'The Unity of the Church', and, in 1844, 'Sermons Preached before the University of Oxford' espousing his high church beliefs. In 1851, after much soul-searching, he switched to the Roman Catholic Church, was re-ordained, and went to study in Rome, where he met the pope. Back in England, he rose rapidly in the church to become Archbishop of Westminster, in 1865. Ten years later, he was elevated to cardinal. He is remembered today for his work in founding orphanages and schools, and for his successful intervention in the 1889 London dock strike. It is not clear that Manning ever wished his diaries to be made public, but Edmund Purcell used a large number of extracts in his biography 'Life of Cardinal Manning'.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - Temptations and weaknesses

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1844-1890 ___ religious travel self architecture Belgium Italy

WEB TEXT LINKS
about and some quotes
about and some quotes
about and some extracts

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Oxford University: Bodleian Library

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Life of Cardinal Manning
English Diaries

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