Frederick Oakeley

Frederick Oakeley

Frederick Oakeley (5 September 1802 - 30 January 1880)[1] was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England the sixth son of Sir Charles Oakeley, second baronet, and educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[2] He was ordained in 1828 and in 1845 converted from Church of England to Catholicism, whereupon he became Canon of Westminster in 1852.[2].[3] He is now mainly remembered for his translation of Adeste Fideles (Oh Come All Ye Faithful) into English.[4]

References

  1. ^ Frederick Oakeley's family tree
  2. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1888-1892) (in English). Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886. 3. Oxford: Parker and Co.. p. 1034. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikisource/en/wiki/Alumni_Oxonienses:_the_Members_of_the_University_of_Oxford,_1715-1886/Oakeley,_Frederick. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  3. ^ "Frederick Oakeley". Catholic Encyclopedia. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11173a.htm. 
  4. ^ "Frederick Oakeley 1802-1880". http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/o/a/k/oakeley_f.htm. 

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