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Francis Aidan Gasquet
Francis Aidan Gasquet , 1846–1929, English prelate and scholar, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, a Benedictine. In historical studies of English religious and social life in the Middle Ages and the Reformation, Gasquet emphasized the purity in medieval Catholicism and criticized the English Reformation as harsh and unnecessary. Although his conclusions have been greatly modified by later scholars, his work had considerable influence on prevailing views of the period. Notable among his works are Henry VIII and the English Monasteries (2 vol., 1888–1889) and The Eve of the Reformation (1899). He was made a cardinal in 1914 and appointed prefect of the Vatican archives in 1918.
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"Francis Aidan Gasquet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Francis Aidan Gasquet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gasquet.html "Francis Aidan Gasquet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gasquet.html |
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Gasquet, Francis Aidan
Gasquet, Francis Aidan (1846–1929), cardinal from 1914. He was elected Prior of Downside in 1878. In 1896 he went to Rome, where he was a member of the Commission on Anglican Ordinations. He took part in the election of Benedict XV (1914), countering anti-British propaganda. His writings, though often inaccurate, increased knowledge of English monasticism.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gasquet, Francis Aidan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gasquet, Francis Aidan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GasquetFrancisAidan.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Gasquet, Francis Aidan." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-GasquetFrancisAidan.html |
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