John Henry Newman | |
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| Cardinal Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro | |
 Portrait of Newman by John Everett Millais, 1881 | |
| Appointed | 12 May 1879 |
| Term ended | 11 August 1890 |
| Predecessor | Tommaso Martinelli |
| Successor | Francis Aidan Gasquet |
| Other post(s) | Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford; Provost of the Birmingham Oratory |
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| Created cardinal | 12 May 1879 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal deacon |
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| Born | 21 February 1801 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 11 August 1890 (aged 89) Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
| Buried | Oratory House, Rednal, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
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| Parents | John Newman and Jemina Fourdrinier |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
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| Beatified | 19 September 2010 Cofton Park, Birmingham, England by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Attributes | Cardinal's attire |
| Patronage | Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham |
| Shrines | Birmingham Oratory, Edgbaston, England |
John Henry Newman, Cong. Orat. (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an important person in Victorian Christianity in England. He was part of the Oxford Movement in Anglicanism which pushed for a more Catholic faith. He finally converted to the Roman Catholic Church in 1845. He was made a cardinal. He was beatified in 2010. He wrote many books, including an autobiography, and The Dream of Gerontius.
