Morgan Phillips (also Philipps or Philippes) (died 1570) was a Welsh
Roman Catholic priest and a benefactor of
Douai College.
Life
Born in
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire ( cy, Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south-east of Wales. The name derives from the historic county of the same name; the modern county covers the eastern three-fifths of the historic county. The largest town is Abergavenny, with ...
, Phillips entered the
University of Oxford in 1533, graduating B.A. on 18 February 1538; he was elected a fellow of
Oriel College on 17 April 1538. He commenced M.A. on 27 March 1542, was afterwards ordained priest, and later proceeded B.D.
In 1543 Phillips was presented to the rectory of
Kiddington
Kiddington is a village on the River Glyme in the civil parish of Kiddington with Asterleigh about southeast of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. The village is just north of the A44 road between Woodstock and Chipping Norton.
Manor
The toponym ...
, Oxfordshire, and on 5 February 1546 was appointed principal of
St Mary Hall, Oxford
St Mary Hall was a medieval academic hall of the University of Oxford. It was associated with Oriel College from 1326 to 1545, but functioned independently from 1545 until it was incorporated into Oriel College in 1902.
History
In 1320, ...
. He was one of the three prominent Catholics who, in 1549, took part in a public disputation against
Pietro Martire Vermigli in the divinity hall of the university, with
William Tresham and
William Chedsey
William Chedsey (or Cheadsey) (1510?–1574?) was an English Roman Catholic priest and academic, who became archdeacon of Middlesex in 1556 and President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1558.
Life
He was a native of Somerset. He was admitted ...
. In the same year he obtained the vicarage of
St Winnoc,
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ...
.
In 1550 Phillips resigned the post of principal of St Mary Hall, and soon after the accession of Queen Mary, in 1553, he became precentor of
St David's Cathedral
St Davids Cathedral ( cy, Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi) is situated in St DavidsBritain's smallest city in the county of Pembrokeshire, near the most westerly point of Wales.
Early history
The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot ...
. After his absence from Oriel College for a longer time than was allowed, his fellowship was declared vacant on 20 December 1554.
Declining to accept the religious changes of the reign of Elizabeth I, Phillips left for the continent and settled at
Leuven
Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic ...
. Soon afterwards he visited Rome with
William Allen William Allen may refer to:
Politicians
United States
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* Willia ...
and
Jean Vendeville
Jean Vendeville (24 June 1527 – 15 October 1592) was a law professor and a bishop of Tournai.
Life
Vendeville was possibly born in Lille, the son of Guillaume Vendeville and Marie Des Barbieux.Alexis Possoz, ''Mgr Jean Vendeville, évêque de T ...
. On his return to Flanders he worked with Allen to establish an English seminary college at
Douai; and he advanced the first sum of money for it.
, then at the
University of Douai, joined them in a close group of friends.
Phillips died at Douai College on 18 August 1570. By his will he left to Allen all his property, which was used to enlarge the college. Under his name as author was republished in 1571 the ''Treatise'' of
John Lesley
John Lesley (or Leslie) (29 September 1527 – 31 May 1596) was a Scottish Roman Catholic bishop and historian. His father was Gavin Lesley, rector of Kingussie, Badenoch.
Early career
He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, where he ...
on
Mary, Queen of Scots.
Notes
Attribution
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Year of birth missing
1570 deaths
16th-century Welsh Roman Catholic priests
Fellows of Oriel College, Oxford
Principals of St Mary Hall, Oxford