Frederick William Faber
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19th-century British hymn writer, Catholic priest, and theologian
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It sits within the topics 1814 births, 1863 deaths and 19th-century English Anglican priests.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1814
- Died
- 1863
- Works
- 215
Top works
- Ez nagy szentség valobán
- Sir Lancelot
- Selections from Faber's hymns
- Faber's hymns
- Bits of precious ore
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 562
- Total plays
- 2,562
Tags
Frederick William Faber, C.O., (28 June 1814 — 26 September 1863) was a noted English hymn writer and theologian, who converted from Anglicanism to the Catholic priesthood. His best known work is Faith of Our Fathers. Though he was a Roman Catholic writing for fellow Catholics at that point, many of his hymns today are sung by Protestant congregations. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Frederick+William+Faber">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Faber
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Calverley
- Place of death
- London
- Educated at
- Balliol College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Award
- Newdigate Prize
- Field of work
- religious literature
- Image
- Frederick William Faber.jpg
- Religious order
- Oratory of Saint Philip Neri
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- Commons category
- Frederick William Faber
- date of birth
- 1814-06-28
- date of death
- 1863-09-26
- writing language
- English language
- cause of death
- nephritis
- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons Creator page
- Frederick William Faber
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to Frederick William Faber, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana