{"id":14659,"date":"2020-10-01T09:54:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T08:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/?page_id=14659"},"modified":"2021-04-09T08:00:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T07:00:03","slug":"archbishop-j-a-f-gregg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/demo.brandingbay.com\/ARL\/collections\/past-exhibitions-and-displays\/archbishop-j-a-f-gregg\/","title":{"rendered":"John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg, Archbishop of Armagh 1939-1959"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg was Archbishop of Armagh from 1939 to 1959. This exhibition was mounted to celebrate his life and ministry. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg was born in 1873 in Gloucester, England, into a family of Anglican clergy. He studied Classics at Christ\u2019s College, Cambridge (1891-1895), and Theology at Ridley Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First ordained curate in Ballymena in 1896, he subsequently served as a curate in Cork and as rector of Blackrock. He was made Bishop of Ossory in 1915 and Archbishop of Dublin in 1920. In 1939 he was elected Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He was learned, outspoken, fair, and was valued both as a leader, and\nas an authority within Anglicanism. This showed not only in his dealings with\nfellow clergy and in his writings, but also in his addresses to parish\ncommunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TITLE<\/strong>\nGregg family portrait (\u00b1 1874)
\nDESCRIPTION<\/strong>\nStanding<\/em>: John Robert Gregg (father)\nMiddle row, from<\/em> <\/strong>left<\/em>: John Gregg (grandfather), Elizabeth Gregg (grandmother), Sarah Gregg( mother), unidentified male, possibly his uncle Robert Samuel Gregg\nBottom row, from left<\/em>: Hilda (sister), Katherine(sister), John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg as a toddler, Mary (sister)<\/p><\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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J.A.F. Gregg was not the first Anglican clergyman in his family. John Gregg, his grandfather, served as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 1862-1878. His father served as curate in various parishes, and as vicar in Deptford, South London from 1875 until his death in 1882. His uncle, Robert Samuel Gregg, served as Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 1878-1893, and as Archbishop of Armagh 1893-1895. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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HULSEAN PRIZE WINNER<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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2007 Reprint of The Decian Persecution; being the Hulsean Prize Essay for 1896 by John A.F. Gregg, B.A. Late Scholar of Christ\u2019s College, Cambridge<\/em> one of the Legacy Reprint Series by Kessinger Publishing.\n\nLetter to J.A.F Gregg from the University of Cambridge Financial Board, accompanying the cheque for the Hulsean Prize 1896.<\/p><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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In 1896, aged 23, Gregg received the annual Hulsean Prize, given for essays on the history of the Christian Religion. The Decian Persecution<\/em> examines the edict of the Roman Emperor Decius, issued in AD 249, and its consequences for the Christian Church. The edict required all citizens to offer a sacrifice to the emperor, for which they received a certificate. This was regarded as the first systematic persecution of the Christian Church. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gregg received prize money of \u00a365.17.3, today worth \u00a33,850.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Gregg had a great interest in antiquarian and scholarly books, and regularly received a catalogue from Heffers of Cambridge. His clerical stipend did not leave much room for purchases, but his expert knowledge enabled him to spot the occasional gem, such as a 1546 King\u2019s Primer, The Primer, Set Furth By the kinges maiestie & his Clergie, to be taught lerned, and red: & none other to be used thorowout all his Dominions<\/em>, a devotional manual related to the services of the Church.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Primitive Faith and Roman Catholic Developments: Six Sermons Delivered in St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork, Lent, 1909, by the Rev. John A.F. Gregg, B.D. [...]<\/p><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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Gregg had great admiration for the Roman Catholic Church, for its\ndevotion, discipline and unity. Being a rationalist however, he found some of\nits doctrines incomprehensible. His six sermons on the Primitive Faith, written\nat the request of the Dean of Cork, were intended to strengthen his listeners\nin the faith \u2018as it was once delivered to the Saints\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sermons concern: <\/p>\n\n\n\n