Aidan GASQUET , CARDINAL 849 Baptised: Francis
House: G Born: 5 Oct 1846
in London
Died: 5 Apr 1929, aged: 82.6 at Rome
cause Pneumonia
Buried at: Downside
Clothed: 28 Sep 1866
at Belm
Professed: 30 Sep 1867
Sol.Prof: 8 Dec 1870
Ordained: 19 Dec 1874
Father: Raymond :
Mother: Mary
née Kay
Educ: Downside
Office: Prior 1876-85
Congregation: President 1900-19
Missions: – Dulwich 1892-94 –
Notes: Started Abbey church at Downside (Transepts 1882).Retired for health reasons, studied in London (BM, Record Office). Called to Rome 1896 to Commission on Anglican Orders, and stayed. Later President of commission on revision of the Vulgate: Cardinal 1914. Played important part in establishment of UK-Vatican diplomatic relations. Was in
terna for Archbishopric of Westminster 1903.