Edward Cuthbert Butler
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| Born | Edward Joseph Aloysius Butler 6 May 1858 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 2 April 1934 (aged 75) London, England |
| Education | Downside School |
| Occupation | Historian |
Cuthbert Butler
Butler is known for The Vatican Council: The Story from Inside in Bishop Ullathorne's Letters.[citation needed] Described by Michael J. G. Pahls as "[t]he standard [English-language] account of the First Vatican Council",[4] the book is based on the correspondence of Bishop William Bernard Ullathorne of Birmingham.[5] Gertrude Himmelfarb describes The Vatican Council as designed to support papal infallibility.[6]
He also wrote on mysticism.
Early life
Edward Joseph Aloysius Butler was born on 6 May 1858 in
Butler was educated at
Monastic life
Butler entered the noviciate at Belmont Abbey in Herefordshire in 1876.[11] Reflecting on his entry into the abbey in a manuscript written between 1891 and 1892, he wrote:
I went to Belmont towards the end of August, 1876, being just past 18. I had no notion whatever, not even the most rudimentary, of the nature of the religious state or the monastic life. I acted on a perfectly blind impulse; I felt a strong call to be a monk, but I had no clear idea of what was meant by being a monk ... I had no great attraction for church services or prayer; I was not drawn by affection for any of the monks; I was not flying from the dangers of the world – I knew nothing of them ... I entered the noviciate, my mind, as has been said, a perfect blank as to the mode of life I was embarking on. I remember shortly after my entrance saying to an old school friend among the juniors that I should not have been surprised at anything I found at Belmont – not even at perpetual abstinence or silence, or midnight office.[12]
He was ordained in 1884, the same year he got an MA from the University of London, under his birth name, and then became headmaster at Downside School. In 1896 he moved to Cambridge, and soon thereafter he founded Benet House there for Benedictines attending that university. He was a student at Christ's College there, now using the name Edward Cuthbert Butler, and was awarded BA 1898 and MA 1903. In 1906 he was elected Abbot of Downside Abbey, a post he held until his resignation in 1922.
He spent the rest of his life preaching in London and writing the books for which he is now remembered, in particular Western Mysticism (1922) and The Vatican Council (1930). He had earlier contributed dozens of articles to the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica (1911).
He died at his home in London on 2 April 1934.[13]
Published works
- The Lausiac History of Palladius. Texts and Studies: Contributions to Biblical and Patristic Literature. Vol. 6. 1898. LCCN 25012303.
- The Text of St. Benedict's Rule. 1899.
- Benedictine Monachism: Studies in Benedictine Life and Rule. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1919. LCCN 20002500.
- Western Mysticism: The Teaching of SS Augustine Gregory and Bernard on Contemplation and the Contemplative Life. London: Constable & Co. 1922. OCLC 3181182.
- Benedictine Monachism: Studies in Benedictine Life and Rule (2nd ed.). London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1924.
- The Life & Times of Bishop Ullathorne, 1806–1889. London: Burns, Oates, and Washbourne. 1926. OCLC 4231977.
- Religions of Authority and the Religion of the Spirit: With Other Essays, Apologetical and Critical. London: Sheed and Ward. 1930. OCLC 5684267.
- The Vatican Council: The Story from Inside in Bishop Ullathorne's Letters. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1930. OCLC 3393424.
- Ways of Christian Life: Old Spirituality for Modern Men. London: Sheed and Ward. 1932. OCLC 3553103.
References
Citations
- ^ Knowles 1963, p. 265; Knowles 2003.
- ^ Hudleston 1909, p. 149.
- ^ Bellenger 2000, p. 231.
- ^ Pahls 2009, p. 195.
- ^ Butler 1930.
- ^ Himmelfarb 1952, p. 100.
- ^ a b Knowles 1963, p. 265.
- ^ Hulsman 2003; Knowles 1963, p. 265.
- ^ Bellenger 2000, p. 230; Knowles 1963, p. 265.
- ^ a b Knowles 1963, p. 266.
- ^ Knowles 1963, p. 266; Knowles 2003.
- ^ Knowles 1963, pp. 266–267.
- ^ "Noted Roman Catholic Preacher, Writer Dead". Ottawa Journal. London. Canadian Press. 2 April 1934. p. 19. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Works cited
- Bellenger, Aidan (2000). "Butler, Cuthbert". In ISBN 978-1-57958-090-2.
- Butler, Cuthbert (1930). The Vatican Council: The Story from Inside in Bishop Ullathorne's Letters. London: Longmans, Green and Co. OCLC 3393424.
- Himmelfarb, Gertrude (1952). Lord Acton: A Study in Conscience and Politics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Hudleston, G. Roger (1909). . In Herbermann, Charles G. (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company. pp. 149–150.
- Hulsman, John (2003). "About the Author". The Rule of Our Warfare: John Henry Newman and the True Christian Life. By ISBN 978-1-889334-83-7.
- S2CID 164375892.
- ——— (2003). "Butler, Edward Cuthbert". New Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). Detroit, Michigan: Gale. p. 720. Retrieved 18 November 2017 – via Encyclopedia.com.
- Pahls, Michael J. G. (2009). "Development in the Service of Rectification: John Henry Newman's Understanding of the Schola Theologorum". In Parker, Kenneth L.; Pahls, Michael J. G. (eds.). Authority, Dogma, and History: The Role of the Oxford Movement Converts in the Papal Infallibility Debates. Bethesda, Maryland: Academica Press. pp. 195–211. ISBN 978-1-933146-44-7.
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