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Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
1815–1881
A warm, influential churchman and historian, he became one of Victorian England’s best-known religious voices as Dean of Westminster. His books brought sacred history to life for a wide readership and reflected his broad, generous view of the Church.
2 Audiobooks
Tales from Westminster Abbey Told to Children
by Mrs. Frewen Lord, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
A record of St. Cybi's Church, Holyhead : and the sermon preached after its restoration, 1879
by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
About the author
Born in Cheshire in 1815, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley was educated at Rugby under Thomas Arnold and later at Balliol College, Oxford. He went on to become a major figure in the Church of England, known both for his scholarship and for his liberal, broad-church outlook.
Stanley served as Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford before becoming Dean of Westminster in 1864, a position he held until his death in 1881. As dean, he was closely associated with Westminster Abbey and became widely respected as a preacher, public figure, and churchman who tried to make the national church more open and inclusive.
He also wrote popular historical works, including books on the Jewish Church, the Eastern Church, and memorial studies of Thomas Arnold. His writing is remembered for combining learning with clarity and for making religious history feel vivid and human.