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City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

Cardinal Wiseman

 
 
Cardinal Wiseman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 12, 2017
1. Cardinal Wiseman Marker
Inscription.

Cardinal
Wiseman
(1802-1865)
lived here

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is August 2, 1802.
 
Location. 51° 30.714′ N, 0° 8.251′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. Marker is on Golden Square just east of Upper John Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 37 Golden Square, City of Westminster, England, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sir Morell MacKenzie (a few steps from this marker); A History of Golden Square (a few steps from this marker); The Portuguese Embassy (within shouting distance of this marker); Canaletto (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Arden and “Small Faces” (within shouting distance of this marker); Church of the Assumption (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Joseph Haydn (about 120 meters away); The Crown (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.
 
Also see . . .
1. Nicholas Wiseman (Wikipedia). "Nicholas Wiseman (2 August 1802 – 15 February 1865) was an Irish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who became the first Archbishop of Westminster upon the re-establishment
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of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales in 1850." (Submitted on December 19, 2017.) 

2. Nicholas Wiseman (Encyclopedia Britannica). "Nicholas Wiseman, in full Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, (born August 2, 1802, Sevilla, Spain—died February 15, 1865, London, England), first cardinal resident in England since the Reformation and first archbishop of Westminster. He was one of the chief architects of the 19th-century revival of Roman Catholicism in England." (Submitted on December 19, 2017.) 
 
Cardinal Wiseman Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 12, 2017
2. Cardinal Wiseman Marker - Wide View
The marker is visible here behind the black fencing.
<i>Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, three-quarter length portrait, seated in armchair...</i> image. Click for full size.
Matthew Brady (image courtesy of the Library of Congress), circa 1852
3. Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, three-quarter length portrait, seated in armchair...
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

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