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Hercules Dickinson
Hercules Henry Dickinson (b & d Dublin, 14 September 1827 – 17 May 1905) was an Irish Anglican priest and theologian. Dickinson was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained deacon in 1851 and priest a year later. He was curate of St Ann, Dublin until 1855 and vicar from then until 1902. In 1865 he became sub-dean of the Chapel Royal, Dublin, and in 1868 it's dean. He was also chaplain to the lord lieutenant. Dickinson as treasurer of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 1869 to 1876 and precentor from 1876 to 1902. In 1894 he became professor of pastoral theology at TCD. He retired in 1902. He is buried at Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium, Mount Jerome cemetery. References 1827 births 1905 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Academics of Trinity College Dublin Burials at Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium Deans of the Chapel Royal, Dublin Christian clergy from County Dublin {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kings of Dublin, Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
