Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Quotes


Doubtless there are times when controversy becomes a necessary evil. But let us remember that it is an evil.


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Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, 1815–1881, English Anglican Churchman, Dean of Westminster Cathedral, Quoted in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, 1895

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Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
  • Born: December 13, 1815
  • Died: July 18, 1881
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Priest, Historian

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, FRS, known as Dean Stanley, was an English Anglican priest and ecclesiastical historian. He was Dean of Westminster from 1864 to 1881. His position was that of a Broad Churchman and he was the author of a number of works on Church History. He was a co-founder of the Palestine Exploration Fund.