John Dobrée Dalgairns
John Dobre Dalgairns
Born Island of Guernsey, 1818 ; died Saint George’s Retreat, England , 1876 . He was an ardent follower of Newman and a staunch supporter of the Catholic movement. Influenced by his work and studies, he became a convert , 1845 , and was ordained priest, 1846 . The following year he entered the Oratorian novitiate in Rome. After his return to England , he was stationed at various Oratories , among them South Kensington, London, where he was elected superior, 1863 . He was an able preacher, confessor, and defender of the Church against agnostics . His best-known works are: Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; The Holy Communion; and The German Mystics of the Fourteenth Century.