Robert Manning (1655 in
Amsterdam
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– 4 March 1731 in
Ingatestone Hall
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) was an English Roman Catholic priest and controversialist.
Biography
Born to an English mother and Dutch father, Robert Manning entered the
English College, Douai in 1668, and later taught humanities and philosophy there. Ordained priest in 1690, he was sent to the English mission in 1692, becoming chaplain to
Lord Petre
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and other members of the Petre family at
Ingatestone Hall
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.
[Thompson Cooper]
‘Manning, Robert (1655–1731)’
rev. G. Bradley, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 11 Jan 2009
He died in Essex on 4 March 1731.
Works
*''The Shortest Way to End Disputes about Religion'', 1716
*''Modern Controversy'', 1720
*''The Case Stated between the Church of Rome and the Church of England'', 1721
*''The Reform'd Churches Proved Destitute of a Lawful Ministry'', 1722
*''England's Conversion and Reformation Compared'', 1725
*''Moral Entertainments'', 1742
References
Further reading
*C. J. Mitchell, 'Robert Manning and Thomas Howlatt: English Catholic Printing in the Early Eighteenth Century', ''
Recusant History'' 17:1 (1984), pp. 38–47
1655 births
1731 deaths
17th-century English Roman Catholic priests
18th-century English Roman Catholic priests
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