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| Exhumed cardinal to lie in state | Exhumed cardinal to lie in state |
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| Thousands of Catholics are expected to pay their respects to a cardinal who could become England's first saint since 1970. | Thousands of Catholics are expected to pay their respects to a cardinal who could become England's first saint since 1970. |
| The remains of Cardinal John Henry Newman, who died in 1890, will lie in state at the Upper Cloister Hall at the Birmingham Oratory later this month. | The remains of Cardinal John Henry Newman, who died in 1890, will lie in state at the Upper Cloister Hall at the Birmingham Oratory later this month. |
| His body was exhumed from a grave in Rednal, Worcestershire, following a planning row. | His body was exhumed from a grave in Rednal, Worcestershire, following a planning row. |
| The Vatican is investigating claims of miracles attributed to the Cardinal. | The Vatican is investigating claims of miracles attributed to the Cardinal. |
| Among the alleged miracles is a claim by Jack Sullivan, a deacon from Boston, Massachusetts, that he was cured of a crippling spinal disease after praying to Cardinal Newman. | Among the alleged miracles is a claim by Jack Sullivan, a deacon from Boston, Massachusetts, that he was cured of a crippling spinal disease after praying to Cardinal Newman. |
| Reformation saints | Reformation saints |
| His body will lie in state in a coffin on 31 October and 1 November. | His body will lie in state in a coffin on 31 October and 1 November. |
| The coffin will lie in a sarcophagus, made of green Italian marble, situated between the columns opposite the Holy Souls Altar in the Oratory Church. | The coffin will lie in a sarcophagus, made of green Italian marble, situated between the columns opposite the Holy Souls Altar in the Oratory Church. |
| It will be followed by a special Mass at the Oratory on Sunday, 2 November. | It will be followed by a special Mass at the Oratory on Sunday, 2 November. |
| Cardinal Newman, who founded the Birmingham Oratory and was known for his work with the poor, converted to Catholicism in 1844. | Cardinal Newman, who founded the Birmingham Oratory and was known for his work with the poor, converted to Catholicism in 1844. |
| If the Vatican agrees to the beatification of the Cardinal, it would mark a significant step towards sainthood. | |
| The last time a Briton was canonised was in 1970 when 40 martyrs from England and Wales and from the Reformation were made saints. | The last time a Briton was canonised was in 1970 when 40 martyrs from England and Wales and from the Reformation were made saints. |