Henry Edward Manning

Henry Edward Manning ( born July 15, 1808 in Totteridge, † January 14, 1892 in London ) was an English Catholic theologian and cardinal. From 1865 until his death he was Archbishop of Westminster.

Life and work

Manning was raised as the son of the influential members of parliament and entrepreneur William Manning in Totteridge, a northern suburb of London, and born in the Anglican faith. He completed his studies at Oxford University and initially wanted by the example of his father's political career hit, but then decided to become an Anglican clergyman. Manning received after his consecration a pastorate in 1833 and married his wife Caroline died but after a few years. Manning was in Oxford at the circles of the High Church and was influenced by the theology of John Henry Newman, with whom he later repeatedly fought out conflict. Because of his skills, he was early as a promising candidate for a career in the Anglican hierarchy, but he turned increasingly to Catholicism.

As increasingly the objective effectiveness of the sacraments were called into question in 1850 in the Church of England, Manning decided to convert and was incorporated in 1851 in the Catholic Church, consecrated in the same year as a priest. In 1865, he became Archbishop of Westminster. In 1875 he was in the Cardinal stand ( titular church of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio ) collected and participated in the election, Pope Leo XIII. part in 1878, with whom he developed a close friendship. Manning was considered outspoken Ultramontanist and strong advocate of the dogma of papal infallibility. In England, he initiated the construction of Westminster Cathedral and prompted the expansion of Catholic education. He also advocated for the implementation of Catholic social teaching. 1889 was ended by his mediation the great strike of the London dockers. Under the name "Poor men's Cardinal", ie the cardinal of the poor people, he was known among the people. Especially among the dispossessed Catholic immigrants from Ireland, he enjoyed great consideration. In addition to Westminster Cathedral, he had several more schools, monasteries and churches built. " The biggest success had its open social activity for the dignity of work and the worker, lack of housing, the cities and child labor in the factories, against alcoholism and moral contamination " (Matthias Laros in LThK, first edition, Vol 6, Sp. 856).

Writings

• Henry Edward Manning, Archbishop of Westminster: Reason and Revelation, or: the work of the Holy Spirit on earth