Frederick William Faber
Authors · Catholic priest · Catholic theologian · hagiographer · Protestant minister
19th-century British hymn writer, Catholic priest, and theologian
About Frederick William Faber
Frederick William Faber (28 June 1814 – 26 September 1863) was a noted English hymnwriter and theologian, who converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism in 1845. He was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1847. His best-known work is the hymn "Faith of Our Fathers". He was a member of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.
Quick facts
- Known for
- Faith of Our Fathers, De la dévotion au pape, The Life of St. Francis Xavier
- Born
- 1814-06-28
- Died
- 1863-09-26
- Artist type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- West Yorkshire
- Active period
- 1814-06-28 – 1863-09-26
- MusicBrainz description
- hymn writer
Official & social profiles
External & source links
Frederick William Faber gallery
Frederick William Faber
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Bartoli, Daniello, 1608-1685
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Bartoli, Daniello, 1608-1685. Vita di S. Francesco Saverio della Compagnia di Gesù apostolo delle Indie. English
Bartoli, Daniello, 1608-1685
Maffei, Giovanni Pietro, 1536?-1603
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863
Faber, Frederick William, 1814-1863Books & published works
Faith of Our Fathers
De la dévotion au pape
The Life of St. Francis Xavier
The creator and the creature
Ez nagy szentség valobán
Sir Lancelot
Selections from Faber's hymns
Faber's hymns
Bits of precious ore
The burial service
Devozione al papa
Lives of the English saints
Growth in holiness, or, The progress of the spiritual life
Ta atopa tou theismou
Hygiene der Schwangerschaft
Tout pour Jésus, ou, Voies faciles de l'amour divin
St. Wilfrid, bishop of York
Le créateur et la créature
The office of this generation in the church of Christ
Hymns selected from Faber
Poems
Hymns
Lives of Father Paul Segneri, S. J. , Father Peter Pinamonti, S. J. , and the Ven. John de Britto, S. J. , with an Essay on Catholic Home Missions, by the Rev. F. Faber, Priest of the Oratory
Lives of the English Saints
Notes on Doctrinal and Spiritual Subjects
Life of S. Alphonso Maria de Liguori, Bishop of St. Agatha of the Goths, and Founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, Volume 5
Spiritual Conferences
The Creator and The Creature or The Wonders of Devine Love
Oratory Hymns
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Biographical Notice of Atticus Herodes, Prefect of the Free Cities of Asia [by F. W. Faber]
True Devotion to Mary
True Devotion to Mary, 1863 to 2013 Commemorative Edition
Alles Für Jesus, Oder Die Leichten Wege Zur Liebe Gottes. ein Betrachtungsbuch Für Fromme Christen und Die Es Werden Wollen. Vierte, Verbesserte und ... Vermehrte Auflage
Growth in Holiness
Foot of the Cross
Thoughts on Great Mysteries, Selected from the Works of Frederick William Faber
Life of S. Alphonso Maria de Liguori, Bishop of St. Agatha of the Goths, and Founder of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, Volume 3
Hymns Selected from Frederick William Faber, D. d
Thoughts on Great Mysteries
Reformation
A Father Faber Heritage
Creator and the Creature; or the Wonders of Divine Love
Jesus and Mary
Growth in holiness; or, The progress of the spiritual life
Hymns From Faber
Selections from the Writings of Frederick William Faber
Growth in holiness, or, The progress of the spiritual life
Rosary, and Other Poems
The Precious Blood;
All for Jesus
Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin
Bethlehem
Ethel's Book
Spirit and Genius of St. Philip Neri
Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Faber's Hymns
True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Kindness
The Knights of St. John: a prize poem recited in the Theatre, Oxford
Opferwillige Hingebung für den Papst
Jesus and Mary, or, Catholic hymns, for singing and reading
The saints and servants of God
Oratory hymns
The ancient things of the Catholic Church in England
The Knights of St. John
The burial service, its doctrine and consolations
The prayer-book
Rush-bearing Sunday
Growth in holiness, or, The progress of the spiritual life
Sights and thoughts in foreign churches and among foreign peoples
The first Christmas
The first Christmas, "the infant Jesus"
God is love
Poems
Sir Lancelot
Life of Saint Rose of Lima
Ethel's Book; or, Tales of the Angels
All for Jesus
Growth in Holiness
Spiritual Conferences
Notes on Doctrinal and Spiritual Subjects; Volume 1
Blessed Sacrament
Hymns Selected from Frederick William Faber, Part 4
Faber's Hymns
Hymns
Essay on Beatification, Canonization, and the Processes of the Congregation of Rites
Die schule des heiligen Philipp Neri fur geistlich und weltlich
The lives of St. Rose of Lima, the Blessed Colomba of Rieti, and of St. Juliana Falconieri
Ethel's book
Growth in holiness
Precious blood
Thoughts on great mysteries
Hymns
The foot of the Cross, or, The sorrows of Mary
Bethlehem
The Blessed Sacrament, or, The works & the ways of God
The spirit and genius of St. Philip Neri, founder of the Oratory
Styrian Lake
Blessed Sacrament
Creator and Creature
The Life of Saint Rose of Lima