John Henry Cardinal Newman (1801-1890)

John Henry Newman was an Anglican priest who converted to Catholicism as a result of his leadership in the Oxford Movement. While teaching at Oxford University, he promoted a consistent pursuit of religious truth as a necessary function of a university education. Newman was an influential thinker who made significant contributions to the academic disciplines of theology, philosophy, and education. His teachings help provide the intellectual foundation of liberal studies programs in both religious and secular universities. Cardinal Newman is still regarded as one of the most significant Catholic thinkers and is regarded as a patron saint of students, particularly those pursuing the insights of religious truth.