Frederick Oakeley

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Frederick Oakeley (1802-1880) was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was ordained in 1828 and in 1845 converted from Church of England to Catholicism^[1] becoming a canon at Westminster Cathedral in 1852. He is now mainly remembered for his translation of Adeste Fideles (Oh Come All Ye Faithful) into English.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Frederick Oakeley. Catholic Encyclopedia.
2. ^ Frederick Oakeley 1802-1880.

[edit] See also

• Adeste Fideles on Wikipedia
• Adeste Fideles, the original Latin on Wikisource
• O come all ye faithful, Oakeley's translation on Wikisource