Frederick Oakeley
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 144 years ago |
Date of birth | September 5,1802 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Shrewsbury |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | January 29,1880 |
Died | Islington |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Record labels | ABC Classics |
Cantate Youth Choir | |
Job | Writer |
Parents | Helena Beatson |
Grandparents | Christian Strachan |
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ID | 1120656 |
Frederick Oakeley Life story
Frederick Oakeley was an English Roman Catholic convert, priest, and author. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1828 and in 1845 converted to Catholicism, becoming Canon of Westminster in 1852. He is best known for his translation of the Christmas carol Adeste Fideles from Latin into English.