John Chapman (priest), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Roman Catholic priest and Abbot of Downside Abbey
Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1865
Date of Death: 07-Nov-1933
Profession: priest
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John Chapman (priest)
- John Chapman (25 April 1865 – 7 November 1933) received into the Roman Catholic Church at the age of 25, was a Roman Catholic priest, the 4th Abbot of Downside Abbey of the English Benedictine Congregation from 1929 until his death, an internationally respected New Testament and patristics scholar, a defender of the priority of the Gospel according to Matthew and a spiritual writer enjoying enduring appreciation. He is best known for having founded one of the elite independent schools in Britain: Worth, in West Sussex.
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