Henry James Coleridge
Henry James Coleridge (Devon, England, 1822-1893), writer on religious affairs and preacher. Nephew of the poet and philosopher, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Studied at Eton and Oxford (Trinity College), going on to a distinguished university career at Oxford (Oriel). Converted from Anglican Orders to Catholicism, eventually becoming a priest in 1856 after moving to Rome to study for it. He became a Jesuit shortly afterwards, becoming an academic, writer and religious magazine editor, and authoring...See more
Henry James Coleridge (Devon, England, 1822-1893), writer on religious affairs and preacher. Nephew of the poet and philosopher, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Studied at Eton and Oxford (Trinity College), going on to a distinguished university career at Oxford (Oriel). Converted from Anglican Orders to Catholicism, eventually becoming a priest in 1856 after moving to Rome to study for it. He became a Jesuit shortly afterwards, becoming an academic, writer and religious magazine editor, and authoring several influential biographies, treatises and commentaries, including the book, "The Public Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ". See less
