James Raine (1830–1896) was a British antiquarian and ecclesiast. He was a

Canon Canon or Canons may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture ** Western ca ...

and Chancellor of

York Minster The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster is the seat of the Arch ...

Biography

Early life and education

Raine was born in

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county * Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in N ...

, England, and was the son of

James Raine James Raine (1791–1858) was an English antiquarian and topographer. A Church of England clergyman from the 1810s, he held a variety of positions, including librarian to the dean and chapter of Durham and rector of Meldon in Northumberlan ...

and Margaret Peacock. He lived with his parents and three sisters (including

Margaret Raine Hunt Margaret Hunt (née Raine; 1831–1912) was a British novelist and translator of the tales of the Brothers Grimm. Life Margaret Raine, was born in Durham, England, 1831. She was the daughter of James Raine and sister to James Raine the younger, ...

) in

Crook Hall, Durham Crook Hall is a Grade I listed house built in the 13th or 14th to 18th centuries, located in the Framwelgate area of the City of Durham. The oldest part is an open hall house dating from the 13th or 14th century, built in sandstone with a We ...

. He was educated at the

Cathedral School Cathedral schools began in the Early Middle Ages as centers of advanced education, some of them ultimately evolving into medieval universities. Throughout the Middle Ages and beyond, they were complemented by the monastic schools. Some of these ...

in Durham and the

University of Durham Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal charte ...

, from which he graduated in 1851.

Clergyman

From 1857 to 1868 he was the vicar of

St Lawrence's Church, York St Lawrence Parish Church is an active Anglican church in York, England. It is situated in Lawrence Street, just outside Walmgate Bar. History It is dedicated to St Lawrence, possibly in deliberate reference to the Basilica of Saint Law ...

. He left this role to be the

Rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

of both St Michael's Church, Spurriergate and

St Crux, Pavement ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

, retiring from the former in 1885 and retaining the latter until his death. He was appointed

in 1866 and Chancellor in 1891. A stained glass window in All Saints' Church, Pavement is dedicated to Raine. It depicts Saints

Aidan of Lindisfarne Aidan of Lindisfarne ( ga, Naomh Aodhán; died 31 August 651) was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria. He founded a monastic cathedral on the island of Lindisfarne, known as Lindi ...

, Paulinus (first Bishop of York) and

Cuthbert Cuthbert of Lindisfarne ( – 20 March 687) was an Anglo-Saxon saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Nort ...

(holding St Oswald's head).

Antiquarian

Raine was an Honorary Curator of Antiquities at the Yorkshire Philosophical Society (who operated the

Yorkshire Museum The Yorkshire Museum is a museum in York, England. It was opened in 1830, and has five permanent collections, covering biology, geology, archaeology, numismatics and astronomy. History The museum was founded by the Yorkshire Philosophical Soc ...

) from 1873, and was appointed a Vice-President of the society in 1876. At the time of his death in 1896 he was also a Trustee of the museum. He donated several objects to the

throughout his life. Raine served as the honorary librarian of York Minster. He was the secretary of the Surtees Society from 1855 to 1895. His father had also served in this role from 1834–1849. He was awarded an honorary

Doctor of Civil Law Doctor of Civil Law (DCL; la, Legis Civilis Doctor or Juris Civilis Doctor) is a degree offered by some universities, such as the University of Oxford, instead of the more common Doctor of Laws (LLD) degrees. At Oxford, the degree is a higher ...

from Durham University in 1882 in recognition of his archaeological work.

Family

Raine was married to Annie Keyworth. Together they had nine children. Their son Angelo also served as Rector of St Crux from 1937–1956. A portrait of James Raine was produced by another son,

Henry Keyworth Raine Henry Keyworth Raine (1872–1934) was a British portrait painting, portraitist. Life Born in York, he was the son of the James Raine (Chancellor), Reverend James Raine and Ann Jane Keyworth; and the great nephew of William Powell Frith, In ...

in 1906 for the Yorkshire Museum. It was transferred to the

York Art Gallery York Art Gallery is a public art gallery in York, England, with a collection of paintings from 14th-century to contemporary, prints, watercolours, drawings, and ceramics. It closed for major redevelopment in 2013, reopening in summer of 2015. T ...

in 1971.

Select publications

*Raine, J. 1875. " An account of several Roman inscriptions discovered during the Railway Excavations", ''Annual Report of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for 1875''. 1–5. *Raine, J. 1880. "Curious discovery made in the garden of St. Mary's Convent, near Micklegate Bar", ''Annual Report of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for 1880''. 48. *Raine, J. 1893. ''Historic Towns: York''. *Raine, J. 1884. "Recent discoveries of Roman remains at York", ''The Academy'' (7 July 1884), 35.

References

External links

Correspondence and papers relating to the Rev. Canon James Raine
in the

Borthwick Institute for Archives The Borthwick Institute for Archives is the specialist archive service of the University of York, York, England. It is one of the biggest archive repositories outside London. The Borthwick was founded in 1953 as The Borthwick Institute of Histori ...

. {{DEFAULTSORT:Raine, James 1830 births 1896 deaths English antiquarians People educated at Durham School Clergy from Yorkshire People from Durham, England Members of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society Yorkshire Museum people Alumni of University College, Durham Surtees Society