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Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman (3 August 1802 – 15 February 1865) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church who became the first Archbishop of Westminster upon the re-establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales in 1850.
Nicholas Wiseman (born August 2, 1802, Sevilla, Spain—died February 15, 1865, London, England) was the first cardinal resident in England since the Reformation and the first archbishop of Westminster. He was one of the chief architects of the 19th-century revival of Roman Catholicism in England.
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Fabiola or, the Church of the Catacombs is a novel by the English Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman. It was first published in 1854. The novel has been adapted to film three times.
- Nicholas Patrick Wiseman
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At a consistory held on 30 Sept. Nicholas Wiseman was named a cardinal priest, with the title of St. Pudentiana. The papal Brief re-establishing the hierarchy had been issued on the previous day; and on 7 Oct. the newly-created cardinal Archbishop of Westminster announced the event to English Catholics in his famous pastoral "from outside the ...
5 days ago · Nicholas Wiseman (1802—1865) was the first cardinal-archbishop of Westminster and a leader of the English catholic revival. Learn about his life, education, career, and achievements in various Oxford Reference sources.
Jul 27, 2017 · Nicolás Patricio Esteban Wiseman was Cardinal and first Archbishop of Westminster upon the re-establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales in 1850. His discussions of religion and science in the early nineteenth century became well-known.
Aug 24, 2016 · First cardinal-archbishop of Westminster. Born of Irish parents in Seville, Wiseman was educated in Co. Durham and at the English College, Rome, where he later became rector (1828–44) and titular bishop (1840).
