Mandell Creighton (July 5, 1843 - January 14, 1901) was an English historian and ecclesiastic. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Ecclesiology (from Greek grc ἐκκλησίᾱ ekklēsiā, "congregation church" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of the
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Early Life, Education and Marriage
He was born at Carlisle, the eldest son of Robert Creighton, a well-to-do upholsterer. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. He was educated at Durham grammar school and at Merton College, Oxford, where he was elected to a postmastership in 1862. Durham (ˈdʌrəm in RP, locally ˈdʏrəm is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham, England A grammar school is one of several different types of School in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries See also Wardens of Merton College Oxford. Merton College is also the name of a college in the London Borough of Merton. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday He obtained a first-class in literae humaniores, and a second in law and modern history in 1866. Literae Humaniores is the name given to the study of Classics at Oxford and some other universities Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the same year he became tutor and fellow of Merton. He was ordained deacon, on his fellowship, in 1870, and priest in 1873. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
In 1872, he married Louise von Glehn (1850-1936), daughter of Robert von Glehn, a London merchant, and herself a writer of several successful volumes of history. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Meanwhile, he had published several small historical works, but his college and university duties left little time for writing
Vicar of Embleton
In 1875 he accepted the vicarage of Embleton, a parish on the coast of Northumberland, near Dunstanburgh, with an ancient and beautiful church and a fortified parsonage house, and within reach of the fine library in Bamburgh Castle. Embleton Tower is a Grade I listed building in the village of Embleton in Northumberland. Embleton Village ( in the English county of Northumberland is about half-a-mile from the beautiful bay which carries its name Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west Dunstanburgh Castle lies on a spectacular headland on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton Bamburgh Castle is an imposing Castle located on the coast at Bamburgh in Northumberland, England ( Here he remained for nearly ten years, acquiring experience of parochial work which later stood him in good stead, taking private pupils, studying and writing, and taking an active part in diocesan business.
He also became Rural Dean of Alnwick, Honorary Canon of Newcastle upon Tyne, and examining chaplain to Bishop Samuel Wilberforce. Alnwick ( IPA /ˈænɪk/ is a small Market town in north Northumberland, England. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Samuel Wilberforce ( 7 September 1805 – 19 July 1873) was an English Bishop in the Church of England, third At Embleton, too, he planned and wrote the first two volumes of his chief historical work, the History of the Papacy, and it was in part this which led to his being elected in 1884 to the newly-founded Dixie professorship of ecclesiastical history at the University of Cambridge, where he went into residence early in 1885. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Dixie Professorship of Ecclesiastical History is one of the senior professorships in History at the University of Cambridge. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Cambridge
At Cambridge his influence at once made itself felt, especially in the reorganization of the historical school. His lectures and conversation classes were extraordinarily good, possessing as he did the rare gift of kindling the enthusiasm without curbing the individuality of his pupils. In 1886 he combined with other leading historians to found the English Historical Review, of which he was editor for five years. Meanwhile the vacations were spent at Worcester, where he had been nominated a canon residentiary in 1885. Worcester (ˈwʊstə is a city and County town of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands of England. In 1891, he was made canon of Windsor, but never went into residence, being appointed in the same year to the see of Peterborough. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene He threw himself with characteristic energy into his new work, visiting, preaching and lecturing in every part of his diocese. He also found time to preach and lecture elsewhere, and to deliver remarkable speeches at social functions. He worked hard with Archbishop Edward White Benson on the Parish Councils Bill in 1894, and that year became the first president of the Church Historical Society, continuing in that office till his death. Edward White Benson ( July 14 1829 &ndash October 11 1896) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1882 until his death The Historical Society of the Episcopal Church, formerly the Church Historical Society, was founded in Philadelphia in 1910 He took part in the Laud Commemoration in 1895 and represented the English Church at the coronation of the tsar in 1896. Archbishop William Laud (7 October 1573 - 10 January 1645 was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645 Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He even found time for academical work, delivering the Hulsean lectures (1893-1894) and the Rede lecture (1894) at Cambridge, and the Romanes Lecture at Oxford (1896). The Sir Robert Rede's Lecturer is an annual appointment to give a public lecture the Sir Robert Rede's Lecture (usually Rede Lecture) at the University of Cambridge The Romanes Lecture is a prestigious free public lecture given annually at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford.
Bishop of London
In 1897, on the translation of Dr Frederick Temple to Canterbury, Creighton was appointed Bishop of London. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Frederick Temple ( 30 November 1821 &ndash 23 December 1902) was one of the best-loved holders of the title of Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the The Bishop of London is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury. During Dr Temple's episcopate, ritual irregularities of all kinds had grown up, which left a very difficult task to his successor, and Creighton had to bear the brunt of public disapproval. His efforts towards conciliation laid him open to much misunderstanding. His administration nonetheless did much to preserve peace. He tried hard to persuade his clergy to accept his ruling on the questions of the reservation of the Sacrament and of the ceremonial use of incense in accordance with the archbishop's judgment in the Lincoln case; but when, during his last illness, a prosecutor brought proceedings against the clergy of five recalcitrant churches, the bishop, on the advice of his archdeacons, used his veto. One other effort on behalf of peace may be mentioned. In accordance with a vote of the diocesan conference, the bishop arranged the "Round Table Conference" between representative members of various parties, held at Fulham in October 1900, on "the doctrine of the Holy Eucharist and its expression in ritual," and a report of its proceedings was published with a preface by him. Fulham (pronounced "fullum" is an area of south-west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, (the successor to the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or Lord's Supper and other names is a Christian Sacrament by which in a common interpretation those
Creighton was an excellent administrator. He understood the special position of the Church of England, and firmly maintained its essential teaching. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Yet he was no narrow Anglican, and was not blinded to the Church's faults. As he was a historian before he became a bishop, it was his historical sense which determined his general attitude as a bishop. This, together with a taste for ecclesiastical ceremony, made him -- while condemning the extravagances of the ultraritualists -- a ritualist. He was the first Bishop of London since the Reformation to "pontificate" in a mitre as well as the cope, and was always careful of correct ceremonial usage. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time The mitre (sometimes also spelled miter from the Greek μίτρα, 'headband' or 'turban' is a type of headgear now known as the traditional ceremonial head-dress of His interests extended far beyond the church, however. He was involved in almost every good work in his diocese, social or educational, political or religious. It was this multiplicity of activities and interests that caused the overwork which led to his serious illness and unexpected death in the late summer of 1900. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar He was buried in St Paul's Cathedral, where there is also a statue commemorating him. St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican Cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London.
Works
Bishop Creighton's principal published works are:
- History of the Papacy during the Period of the Reformation (5 vols. , 1882- 1897, new ed. )
- History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome (6 vols. , 1897)
- The Early Renaissance in England (1895)
- Cardinal, Wolsey (1895)
- Life of Simon de Montfort (1876, new ed. 1895)
- Queen Elizabeth (1896).
He also edited the series of Epochs of English History, for which he wrote "The Age of Elizabeth" (13th ed. , 1897); Historical Lectures and Addresses by Mandell Creighton, etc. , edited by Mrs Creighton, were published in 1903.
See Life and Letters of Mandell Creighton, etc. , by his wife (2 vols, 1904); and the article "Creighton and Stubbs" in Church Quarterly Review for Oct. 1905.
Sources
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
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