Research topic: Frederick William Faber

Frederick William Faber , 1814-63, English theologian and hymn writer. A friend of John Henry Newman and an adherent of the Oxford movement , he became (1843) rector of Eton. In 1845 he entered the Roman Catholic Church and with some of his friends and parishioners founded a religious community in Birmingham, which merged in 1848 into the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1847, he helped found in 1849 the oratory in London, of which he was superior for the rest of his life. His poetical works include "The Cherwell Water-Lily" (1840); his many well-known hy... Read more