Ambrose St John | |
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![]() Reverend Father Ambrose St John | |
Born | 29 June 1815 Hornsey, London, United Kingdom |
Died | 24 May 1875 (aged 59) Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Resting place | Rednal Catholic Cemetery, Rednal, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom |
Education | Westminster School, Christ Church, Oxford |
Ambrose St John (29 June 1815 – 24 May 1875) was a convert to Catholicism and an English Oratorian. He was a classical scholar and a linguist both in Oriental and European tongues. He is best known as a lifelong friend of Cardinal John Henry Newman.[1]