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Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
1815–1881
A vivid Victorian churchman and historian, he brought warmth, curiosity, and a broad-minded spirit to religious life. Best known as Dean Stanley of Westminster, he wrote popular works on the Jewish Church, the Eastern Church, and the life of Thomas Arnold.
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, he became one of the best-known Anglican voices of Victorian Britain. Educated at Rugby under Thomas Arnold and later at Balliol College, Oxford, he developed a lasting interest in history, religion, and public life.
He is best remembered as Dean of Westminster, a role he held from 1864 until his death in 1881. In that position he became known for a generous, inclusive approach to the Church of England, and for making Westminster Abbey a place closely connected with national memory and public ceremony.
He also wrote widely read historical and biographical works, including books on the Jewish Church, the Eastern Church, and Arnold of Rugby. His writing helped bring church history to a broad readership, and his reputation has endured under the familiar name Dean Stanley.