John Chapman (priest)
Roman Catholic priest and Abbot of Downside Abbey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Chapman OSB (25 April 1865 – 7 November 1933) was an English Roman Catholic priest, the 4th Abbot of Downside Abbey of the English Benedictine Congregation from 1929 until his death, and a New Testament and patristics scholar.
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John Chapman | |
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Abbot of Downside | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Installed | 1929 |
Term ended | 1933 |
Predecessor | Leander Ramsay |
Successor | Bruno Hicks |
Personal details | |
Born | Henry Chapman 25 April 1865 |
Died | 7 November 1933 (1933-11-08) (aged 68) Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, United Kingdom |
Buried | Downside Abbey |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Previous post(s) | Abbot of Downside |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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He is best known for having founded one of the private schools in Britain: Worth, in West Sussex.