John Hungerford Pollen (Jesuit)
Encyclopedia
John Hungerford Pollen was an English Jesuit, known as a historian of the Protestant Reformation
.
, accepting for the Catholic side the appellation for the period of Catholic reform centred on the Council of Trent
, but at the same time offering an interpretation that made it less reactive, in relation to the Protestant Reformation
. These ideas were put forth in the 1908 Catholic Encyclopedia
article he wrote on the subject.
He was a correspondent of Georg Cantor
, from 1896 and an active member of the Catholic Record Society
(founded 1904).
Protestant Reformation
The 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...
.
Life
He was one of the group of Jesuit historians restoring the reputation of Robert Persons. He was influential in the history of the term Counter-ReformationCounter-Reformation
The Counter-Reformation was the period of Catholic revival beginning with the Council of Trent and ending at the close of the Thirty Years' War, 1648 as a response to the Protestant Reformation.The Counter-Reformation was a comprehensive effort, composed of four major elements:#Ecclesiastical or...
, accepting for the Catholic side the appellation for the period of Catholic reform centred on the Council of Trent
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent between December 13, 1545, and December 4, 1563 in twenty-five sessions for three periods...
, but at the same time offering an interpretation that made it less reactive, in relation to the Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The 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...
. These ideas were put forth in the 1908 Catholic Encyclopedia
Catholic Encyclopedia
The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States. The first volume appeared in March 1907 and the last three volumes appeared in 1912, followed by a master index...
article he wrote on the subject.
He was a correspondent of Georg Cantor
Georg Cantor
Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor was a German mathematician, best known as the inventor of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics. Cantor established the importance of one-to-one correspondence between the members of two sets, defined infinite and well-ordered sets,...
, from 1896 and an active member of the Catholic Record Society
Catholic Record Society
The Catholic Record Society , "the premier Catholic historical society in the United Kingdom", founded in 1904, is a scholarly society devoted to the study of Reformation and post-Reformation Catholicism in England and Wales. Particularly active members in its early years were Joseph Gillow, J. H....
(founded 1904).
Works
- Acts of the English Martyrs (1891)
- Papal Negotiations with Mary, Queen of Scots (1901)
- The Bedingfield Papers (1909)
- A Jesuit Challenge: Edmund Campion's Debates at the Tower of London in 1581 (1914) editor with Joseph RickabyJoseph Rickaby-Life:He was born in 1845 in Everingham, York. He received his education at Stonyhurst College, and was ordained in 1877, one of the so-called Stonyhurst Philosophers, a significant group for neo-scholasticism in England...
- The English Catholics in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth (1920)
- Unpublished Documents Relating to the English Martyrs