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John Mason Neale
John Mason Neale , 1818–66, English clergyman, historian, and hymn writer, grad. Trinity College, Cambridge, 1840. An enthusiastic supporter of the High Church movement, he was under the inhibition (i.e., not allowed to perform any ministerial duties) of his bishop from 1846 to 1863. From 1846 until his death he was warden of Sackville College, East Grinstead, Sussex, a charitable institution for the aged; there he wrote voluminously—history, theology, travel books, poems, hymns, and books for children. A nursing sisterhood which he had founded elsewhere was moved to East Grinstead in 1856 and continued there as St. Margaret's Sisterhood. He is best known for his numerous translations of Greek and Latin hymns. In 1859 appeared his translation of a sizable part of Bernard of Cluny's De contemptu mundi, from which several of Neale's best-known hymns are taken.
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"John Mason Neale." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "John Mason Neale." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Neale-Jo.html "John Mason Neale." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Neale-Jo.html |
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Neale, John Mason
Neale, John Mason (1818–66), High Church Anglican author and hymn-writer. Ordained in 1842, from 1846 he was warden of Sackville College, East Grinstead. In 1855 he founded the Sisterhood of St Margaret; this community, devoted to the education of girls and the care of the sick, became one of the main religious orders in the C of E. His ritualistic practices led to his inhibition from 1847 to 1863.
Neale excelled as a hymn-writer. His own compositions include ‘O happy band of pilgrims’ and ‘Art thou weary’, and his translations from Latin and Greek hymns, ‘Jerusalem the golden’ and ‘All glory, laud and honour’. His Hymns of the Eastern Church (1862) included many translations of Easter hymns which indirectly introduced an important E. emphasis on the Resurrection into Anglican worship. Feast day in the American BCP (1979) and CW, 7 Aug. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Neale, John Mason." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Neale, John Mason." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-NealeJohnMason.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Neale, John Mason." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-NealeJohnMason.html |
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Neale, J. M.
Neale, J. M. ( John Mason Neale) (1818–66), educated founder of the Cambridge Camden Society. He was author of The History of the Holy Eastern Church (1847–73), and many hymns (some of them translations from Greek, medieval Latin, and Eastern sources) including ‘O happy band of pilgrims’, ‘Art thou weary’, and ‘Jerusalem the Golden’; Hymns Ancient and Modern owes much to his inspiration.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Neale, J. M." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Neale, J. M." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-NealeJM.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Neale, J. M." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-NealeJM.html |
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Neale, John Mason
Neale, John Mason (1818–66). Anglican high churchman and hymn-writer. He was one of the founders (1839) of the Cambridge Camden Society, which stimulated interest in church architecture and Catholic worship, thus contributing to the Ritualist movement in the Church of England. Besides his own hymns he also produced fine translations from the Latin (e.g. ‘Jerusalem the golden’).
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JOHN BOWKER. "Neale, John Mason." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Neale, John Mason." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-NealeJohnMason.html JOHN BOWKER. "Neale, John Mason." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-NealeJohnMason.html |
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