Edward Healy Thompson
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Edward Healy Thompson was an English Roman Catholic writer.
and Emmanuel College, Cambridge
. Having taken Anglican orders, he obtained a curacy at Calne
, Wiltshire
.
After some years of the Anglican ministry at Marylebone
, Ramsgate
, and elsewhere, he became a Catholic in 1846. The rest of his life, the latter years of which were spent at Cheltenham, he devoted to religious literature.
In 1851 jointly with James Spencer Northcote
he undertook the editorship of the series of controversial pamphlets known as The Clifton Tracts. His chief works were:
Most of this work was adaptation of books in other languages.
was his nephew.
He married Harriet Diana Calvert, and daughter of Nicholson Calvert of Humsden, born at Humsden, Hertfordshire, 1811; died at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 21 Aug., 1896. On her husband's conversion she also joined the Catholic Church, and like him devoted herself to literary work. Her chief work is the "Life of Charles Borromeo", but she also wrote stories of Catholic life. These include: "Mary, Star of the Sea" (1848); "The Witch of Malton Hill"; "Mount St. Lawrence" (1850); "Winefride Jones" (1854); "Margaret Danvers" (1857); "The Wyndham Family" (1876); and others, as well as articles in the Dublin Review
.
Life
He was educated at Oakham SchoolOakham School
Oakham School is a British co-educational independent school in the historic market town of Oakham in Rutland, accepting around 1,000 pupils, aged from 10 to 18, both male and female, as boarders and day pupils . The Good Schools Guide called the school "a privileged but unpretentious and...
and Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
. Having taken Anglican orders, he obtained a curacy at Calne
Calne
Calne is a town in Wiltshire, southwestern England. It is situated at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
.
After some years of the Anglican ministry at Marylebone
Marylebone
Marylebone is an affluent inner-city area of central London, located within the City of Westminster. It is sometimes written as St. Marylebone or Mary-le-bone....
, Ramsgate
Ramsgate
Ramsgate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century and is a member of the ancient confederation of Cinque Ports. It has a population of around 40,000. Ramsgate's main attraction is its coastline and its main...
, and elsewhere, he became a Catholic in 1846. The rest of his life, the latter years of which were spent at Cheltenham, he devoted to religious literature.
Works
He published as his defence:- "Remarks on certain Anglican Theories of Unity" (1846);
- "The Unity of the Episcopate considered" (1847); and
- "A few earnest thoughts on the Duty of Communion with the Catholic Church" (1847).
In 1851 jointly with James Spencer Northcote
James Spencer Northcote
James Spencer Northcote was an English Catholic priest and writer.-Life:...
he undertook the editorship of the series of controversial pamphlets known as The Clifton Tracts. His chief works were:
- lives of M. Olier (1861), Marie Harpain (1869), St. Stanislaus KostkaStanislaus KostkaStanisław Kostka S.J. was a Polish novice of the Society of Jesus. In the Catholic Church as Saint Stanislaus Kostka....
(1869), Baron de Rentz (1873), and Henri-Marie Boudon (1881); - "Devotion to the Nine Choirs of Holy Angels" (1869);
- "The Life and Glories of St. Joseph" (1888); and
- "Before and After Gunpowder Plot" (1890).
Most of this work was adaptation of books in other languages.
Family
The poet Francis ThompsonFrancis Thompson
Francis Thompson was an English poet and ascetic. After attending college, he moved to London to become a writer, but in menial work, became addicted to opium, and was a street vagrant for years. A married couple read his poetry and rescued him, publishing his first book, Poems in 1893...
was his nephew.
He married Harriet Diana Calvert, and daughter of Nicholson Calvert of Humsden, born at Humsden, Hertfordshire, 1811; died at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 21 Aug., 1896. On her husband's conversion she also joined the Catholic Church, and like him devoted herself to literary work. Her chief work is the "Life of Charles Borromeo", but she also wrote stories of Catholic life. These include: "Mary, Star of the Sea" (1848); "The Witch of Malton Hill"; "Mount St. Lawrence" (1850); "Winefride Jones" (1854); "Margaret Danvers" (1857); "The Wyndham Family" (1876); and others, as well as articles in the Dublin Review
Dublin Review
The Dublin Review may mean either of these journals:*Dublin Review , a Catholic publication*The Dublin Review , a literary magazine...
.