Armitage Robinson
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Joseph Armitage Robinson KCVO (9 January 1858 – 7 May 1933) was a priest in the Church of England
and scholar. He was successively Dean of Westminster
(1902–1911) and of Wells
(1911–1933). He was educated at Liverpool College and Christ's College, Cambridge
of which he became a Fellow. It has been suggested that the move to Wells was arranged to avoid friction in the run-up to the coronation of George V
.
As Dean of Wells Robinson enjoyed close links with Downside Abbey
. He also critically explored the origins of the Glastonbury legends to which the Glastonbury Festival
had revived attention. A renowned scholar in patristics
(he was particularly known for his work on the Lausiac History), Armitage Robinson was a participant in the bilateral Anglican-Roman Catholic Malines Conversations
. He held honorary doctorates from Göttingen and Halle. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1932, and died on 7 May 1933.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and scholar. He was successively Dean of Westminster
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
(1902–1911) and of Wells
Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, who lives at the adjacent Bishop's Palace....
(1911–1933). He was educated at Liverpool College and Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.With a reputation for high academic standards, Christ's College averaged top place in the Tompkins Table from 1980-2000 . In 2011, Christ's was placed sixth.-College history:...
of which he became a Fellow. It has been suggested that the move to Wells was arranged to avoid friction in the run-up to the coronation of George V
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
.
As Dean of Wells Robinson enjoyed close links with Downside Abbey
Downside Abbey
The Basilica of St Gregory the Great at Downside, commonly known as Downside Abbey, is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery and the Senior House of the English Benedictine Congregation. One of its main apostolates is a school for children aged nine to eighteen...
. He also critically explored the origins of the Glastonbury legends to which the Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
had revived attention. A renowned scholar in patristics
Patristics
Patristics or Patrology is the study of Early Christian writers, known as the Church Fathers. The names derive from the Latin pater . The period is generally considered to run from the end of New Testament times or end of the Apostolic Age Patristics or Patrology is the study of Early Christian...
(he was particularly known for his work on the Lausiac History), Armitage Robinson was a participant in the bilateral Anglican-Roman Catholic Malines Conversations
Malines Conversations
The Malines Conversations were a series of informal discussions exploring possibilities of corporate reunion between the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England.-History:...
. He held honorary doctorates from Göttingen and Halle. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1932, and died on 7 May 1933.
Works
- Encyclopaedia BiblicaEncyclopaedia BiblicaEncyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and Religion History, the Archeology, Geography and Natural History of the Bible , edited by Thomas Kelly Cheyne and J. Sutherland Black, is a critical encyclopedia of the Bible. In Theology/Biblical studies, it is often...
(contributor), 1903. - The Lausiac History of Palladius (Texts and Studies, vol. vi),Cambridge 1904.
- (with Cuthbert Butler) The Lausiac History of Palladius, 1918.
- The Saxon Bishops of Wells,London, 1919.
- Somerset Historical Essays, Oxford,1921.
- The Times of St. Dunstan, Oxford, 1923.
- Two Glastonbury Legends: King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea, Cambridge 1926