Robert Manning (priest)
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Robert Manning was an English Roman Catholic priest and controversialist.
in 1668, and later taught humanities and philosophy there. Ordained priest in 1690, he was sent to the English mission in 1692, becoming chaplain to Lord Petre
and other members of the Petre family at Ingatestone Hall
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"Stylish, learned, and dialectically convincing, Manning produced a string of polemical works that rank him as one of the leading figures in that silver age of English Catholic controversial writing."
Biography
Born to an English mother and Dutch father, Robert Manning entered the English College, DouaiEnglish College, Douai
The English College, Douai was a Catholic seminary associated with the University of Douai . It was established in about 1561, and was suppressed in 1793...
in 1668, and later taught humanities and philosophy there. Ordained priest in 1690, he was sent to the English mission in 1692, becoming chaplain to Lord Petre
Thomas Petre, 6th Baron Petre
Thomas Petre, 6th Baron Petre was an English Catholic peer, the third son of Robert Petre, 3rd Baron Petre and Mary Brown. Inheriting the title from his elder brother, Petre held the title for 21 years....
and other members of the Petre family at Ingatestone Hall
Ingatestone Hall
Ingatestone Hall is a sixteenth century manor house in Essex, England. It was built by Sir William Petre, and his descendants live in the House to this day.Queen Elizabeth I of England spent several nights at the hall on her royal progress of 1561....
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"Stylish, learned, and dialectically convincing, Manning produced a string of polemical works that rank him as one of the leading figures in that silver age of English Catholic controversial writing."
Works
- The Shortest Way to End Disputes about Religion, 1716
- Modern Controversy, 1720
- The Case Stated between the Church of Rome and the Church of England, 1721
- The Reform'd Churches Proved Destitute of a Lawful Ministry, 1722
- England's Conversion and Reformation Compared, 1725
- Moral Entertainments, 1742
Further reading
- C. J. Mitchell, 'Robert Manning and Thomas Howlatt: English Catholic Printing in the Early Eighteenth Century', Recusant HistoryRecusant HistoryRecusant History is an academic journal dedicated to the study of Catholic history in England and Wales since 1535, currently published twice yearly by the Catholic Record Society. The journal began publication in 1951 under the title Biographical Studies of English Catholics, under the editorship...
17:1 (1984), pp. 38-47