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T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
1813–1903
A thoughtful Victorian religious writer, he moved from the world of Anglican reform into Roman Catholicism and spent the rest of his long life writing about church history, authority, and the making of Christendom.
7 Audiobooks
The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries
by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I
by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
Peter's Rock in Mohammed's Flood, from St. Gregory the Great to St. Leo III
by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
St. Peter, His Name and His Office, as Set Forth in Holy Scripture
by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
The Formation of Christendom, Volume II
by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847 Of Things and Persons Concerning the Church and Education
by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom
by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
About the author
Born in 1813 at Midsomer Norton in Somerset, Thomas William Allies was educated at Eton and Wadham College, Oxford, where he became a fellow. Early in his career he served as an Anglican clergyman and became involved in church debates that grew out of the Oxford Movement.
His life changed course in the early 1850s when he entered the Roman Catholic Church. After that, he was closely connected with Catholic educational work, including the Catholic Poor School Committee, while also building a reputation as a serious historical and religious writer.
Allies wrote extensively on the Church, papal authority, and Christian civilization, and is especially remembered for works such as The Formation of Christendom. He died in 1903, leaving behind books that reflect both scholarly ambition and a deeply personal search for religious truth.