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'''Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury''' ([[14 Nov]] [[1904]]- [[23 April]] [[1988]]) was the 100th [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] appointed 31st May 1961 took office from June [[1961]] to [[1974]]. |
'''Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury''' ([[14 Nov]] [[1904]]- [[23 April]] [[1988]]) was the 100th [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] appointed 31st May 1961 took office from June [[1961]] to [[1974]]. |
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Michael Ramsey was born at [[Cambridge]], educated at [[Repton School]] (one of his tutors at Repton was his predecessor the 99th Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Francis Fisher) and [[Magdalene College, Cambridge]], where he was President of the [[Cambridge Union Society]]. Before Canterbury, he had previously been [[Bishop of Durham]] and [[Archbishop of York]]. He was a significant academic [[theology|theologian]]. A member of the [[High Church]] group, he was active in the [[ecumenism|ecumenical]] movement. |
Michael Ramsey was born at [[Cambridge]], educated at [[Repton School]] (one of his tutors at Repton was his predecessor the 99th Archbishop of Canterbury, [[Geoffrey Francis Fisher]]) and [[Magdalene College, Cambridge]], where he was President of the [[Cambridge Union Society]]. Before Canterbury, he had previously been [[Bishop of Durham]] and [[Archbishop of York]]. He was a significant academic [[theology|theologian]]. A member of the [[High Church]] group, he was active in the [[ecumenism|ecumenical]] movement. |
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Like most [[twentieth century]] Archbishops of Canterbury, Michael Ramsey presided over a period of numerical decline in the [[Church of England]]. He was nonetheless liked and respected both in the church and more widely, perhaps more so than either his immediate predecessors or successors; he had the reputation of being humane, principled, and discreet. After retiring as Archbishop in 1974 he was created a [[life peer]], as '''Baron Ramsey of Canterbury''', of Canterbury in Kent, enabling him to remain in the [[House of Lords]] where he had previously sat as one of the [[Lords Spiritual]]. |
Like most [[twentieth century]] Archbishops of Canterbury, Michael Ramsey presided over a period of numerical decline in the [[Church of England]]. He was nonetheless liked and respected both in the church and more widely, perhaps more so than either his immediate predecessors or successors; he had the reputation of being humane, principled, and discreet. After retiring as Archbishop in 1974 he was created a [[life peer]], as '''Baron Ramsey of Canterbury''', of Canterbury in Kent, enabling him to remain in the [[House of Lords]] where he had previously sat as one of the [[Lords Spiritual]]. |
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Ramsey House, an accommodation building of [[St Chad's College]], University |
He gave his name to [[Ramsey House]], an accommodation building of [[St Chad's College]], [[University of Durham]], and also to [[Archbishop Michael Ramsey Secondary School]] in Farmers Road, [[Camberwell]], South East London [http://www.amrtc.southwark.sch.uk]. |
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Michael Ramsey's elder brother, [[Frank P. Ramsey]] |
Michael Ramsey's elder brother, [[Frank P. Ramsey]] (''b''.1903, ''d''.1930) was a brilliant [[mathematician]] and [[philosopher]]. |
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Revision as of 18:17, 26 August 2006
Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron Ramsey of Canterbury (14 Nov 1904- 23 April 1988) was the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury appointed 31st May 1961 took office from June 1961 to 1974.
Michael Ramsey was born at Cambridge, educated at Repton School (one of his tutors at Repton was his predecessor the 99th Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Francis Fisher) and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Cambridge Union Society. Before Canterbury, he had previously been Bishop of Durham and Archbishop of York. He was a significant academic theologian. A member of the High Church group, he was active in the ecumenical movement.
Like most twentieth century Archbishops of Canterbury, Michael Ramsey presided over a period of numerical decline in the Church of England. He was nonetheless liked and respected both in the church and more widely, perhaps more so than either his immediate predecessors or successors; he had the reputation of being humane, principled, and discreet. After retiring as Archbishop in 1974 he was created a life peer, as Baron Ramsey of Canterbury, of Canterbury in Kent, enabling him to remain in the House of Lords where he had previously sat as one of the Lords Spiritual.
He gave his name to Ramsey House, an accommodation building of St Chad's College, University of Durham, and also to Archbishop Michael Ramsey Secondary School in Farmers Road, Camberwell, South East London [1].
Michael Ramsey's elder brother, Frank P. Ramsey (b.1903, d.1930) was a brilliant mathematician and philosopher.
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