Adrian Fortescue

Adrian Henry Timothy Knottesford Fortescue (14 January 1874 – 11 February 1923) was an English Catholic priest and polymath. An influential liturgist, artist, calligrapher, composer, polyglot, amateur photographer, Byzantine scholar, and adventurer, he was also the founder of the Church of St Hugh of Lincoln in Letchworth.


Adrian Fortescue
Born
Adrian Henry Timothy Knottesford Fortescue

(1874-01-14)14 January 1874
Hampstead, England
Died11 February 1923(1923-02-11) (aged 49)
Letchworth, England
Alma mater
ReligionChristianity (Roman Catholic)
ChurchLatin Church
Ordained1898 (priest)
WritingsCeremonies of the Roman Rite Described (1917)
Congregations served
Church of St Hugh of Lincoln, Letchworth
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