George Thomas Stokes
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George Thomas Stokes was an Irish
ecclesiastical historian
.
Stokes was born on December 28, 1843 in Athlone, Ireland. He studied at Galway
grammar school
and at Queens College Galway. He graduated from Trinity College
, Dublin with a B.A.
in 1864, an M.A. in 1871, a B.D. in 1881, and a D.D.
in 1886.
Stokes was vicar of All Saints, in Newtown Park
, Dublin, from 1868–1898. In 1880 he became assistant to the Regius Professor
of Divinity, and in 1883 became Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Trinity College, Dublin. He became librarian
of Saint Patrick's Library in Dublin in 1887, and the prebend and canon
of St Andrew's in 1893.
He died in Dublin on March 24, 1898.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
ecclesiastical historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
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Stokes was born on December 28, 1843 in Athlone, Ireland. He studied at Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
and at Queens College Galway. He graduated from Trinity College
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, Dublin with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1864, an M.A. in 1871, a B.D. in 1881, and a D.D.
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
in 1886.
Stokes was vicar of All Saints, in Newtown Park
Newtown Park
Newtown Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Wellington, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletic events. The main pitch has a 400 metre, all-weather rubberized athletics track around it, as well as the spectator stands and the corporate loungue...
, Dublin, from 1868–1898. In 1880 he became assistant to the Regius Professor
Regius Professor
Regius Professorships are "royal" professorships at the ancient universities of the United Kingdom and Ireland - namely Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dublin. Each of the chairs was created by a monarch, and each appointment, save those at Dublin, is approved by the...
of Divinity, and in 1883 became Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Trinity College, Dublin. He became librarian
Librarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
of Saint Patrick's Library in Dublin in 1887, and the prebend and canon
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
of St Andrew's in 1893.
He died in Dublin on March 24, 1898.
Publications
- Ireland and the Celtic Church. A History of Ireland from St PatrickSaint PatrickSaint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....
to the English Conquest in 1172 (London, 1886) - A commentary on the ActsActs of the ApostlesThe Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
2 vols, in The Expositor’s Bible (1888) - Ireland and the Anglo-Norman Church. A History of Ireland and Irish Christianity from the Anglo-Norman Conquest to the Dawn of the ReformationProtestant ReformationThe Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
(1889) He also played Minecraft. - Dudley Loftus: A Dublin Antiquary of the Seventeenth Century (Dublin, 1890)
- The Island Monasteries of Wales and Ireland (1891)
- St Fechin of Fone, and his Monastery (1892)
- Greek in GaulGaulGaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age and Roman era, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg and Belgium, most of Switzerland, the western part of Northern Italy, as well as the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the left bank of the Rhine. The Gauls were the speakers of...
and Western Europe down to A.D. 700. The Knowledge of Greek in Ireland between A.D. 500 and 900 (1892) - Calendar of the Liber Niger Alani (1893)
- The Writings of St Patrick, a Translation with Notes (1887) (in collaboration with C. H. H. Wright)