Oxlee, John a distinguished English divine, was born at Gisborough, in Cleveland, Sept. 25, 1779. In 1802, owing to his knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages, he was selected as second master of Tunbridge Grammar School by the eminent Dr. Vicesimus Knox, its first master. There Oxlee’s Hebrew, Chaldee, and Syriac studies were begun. … Continue reading “Oxlee, John”
Oxford, University of
Oxford, University of Developing from the schools which in Saxon times were grouped around the monastic foundation of Saint Frideswide, it became famous as a home of learning in the 13th century. It was incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1571, under Elizabeth, becoming an Anglican institution until 1920, when the theological degrees of Doctor of … Continue reading “Oxford, University of”
Oxford Tracts
Oxford Tracts a term applied to certain writings of a clerical party in the Church of England which began to form itself at the University of Oxford in 1833, and which has grown into what is now known as Anglo Catholicism, Sacramentarianism, or. Ritualism. History. A conference of certain Anglican theologians, held in July, 1833, … Continue reading “Oxford Tracts”
Oxford Movement, The
Oxford Movement, The The Oxford Movement may be looked upon in two distinct lights. “The conception which lay at its base,” according to the Royal Commission on Ecclesiastical Discipline, 1906, “was that of the Holy Catholic Church as a visible body upon earth, bound together by a spiritual but absolute unity, though divided into national … Continue reading “Oxford Movement, The”
Oxford Movement
Oxford Movement The name given to an effort, originating c.1833, at the University of Oxford, to restore to the Church of England certain primitive and Catholic teachings and practises, though without, in the aim of most of its adherents, uniting it with Rome. The attempts since the time of Elizabeth to satisfy all parties within … Continue reading “Oxford Movement”
Oxford, England
Oxford, England Seat of the University of Oxford. It is the cathedral town of the Anglican diocese erected schismatically by Henry VIII. Prior to that time it formed part of the diocese of Lincoln, and upon the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy, was included in the diocese of Birmingham. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Oxford, Councils of
Oxford, Councils of (CONCILIA OXONIENSIA), were frequently held in the Middle Ages. Of these the most important are: (1) Convened in 1160, in which more than thirty Vaudois or Publicani, who had lately come over into England, headed by one Gerard, and who denied baptism, the Eucharist, and marriage, and who set at naught the … Continue reading “Oxford, Councils of”
Oxford Catholic Worker’s College
Oxford Catholic Worker’s College One of five institutions recognized by the British Board of Education as residential colleges giving “full-time instructions of a university standard in subjects of liberal education to adult students, whose full-time education has been interrupted by employment.” The students are wage-earners and have come from nearly every industrial area in Great … Continue reading “Oxford Catholic Worker’s College”
Oxford
Oxford Oxford, one of the most ancient cities in England, grew up under the shadow of a convent, said to have been founded by St. Frideswide as early as the eighth century. Its authentic history begins in 912, when it was occupied by Edward the Elder, King of the West Saxons. It was strongly fortified … Continue reading “Oxford”
Oxenstiern
Oxenstiern (a), AXEL GUSTAVSSON, one of the most illustrious statesmen of the 17th century, especially prominent in upholding the cause of the Reformation at a most critical period, was born June 16, 1583, at Fanoe, in the province of Upland, Sweden. He was descended from an ancient highly aristocratic family, distinguished in Swedish history. Early … Continue reading “Oxenstiern”