Father Francis Stansfield | |
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Parish Priest of Corpus Christi, Maiden Lane | |
Archdiocese | Westminster |
Personal details | |
Born | 1835 |
Died | 1914 (aged 78–79) London, England |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Clarkson Stanfield (father) |
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Education | St 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.