Francis Stanfield

Father

Francis Stansfield
Parish Priest of Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane
ArchdioceseWestminster
Personal details
Born1835 (1835)
Died1914 (aged 78–79)
London, England
NationalityBritish
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsClarkson Stanfield (father)
Occupation
  • Priest
  • Composer
  • Hymnodist
EducationSt Edmund's College, Ware

Francis Stanfield (1835–1914) was an English Catholic priest, composer and hymnodist who worked in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster and is noted for having written and composed several hymns including Sweet Sacrament Divine. He was the son of the painter Clarkson Stanfield.