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He was Prior of Downside Abbey , 1878-1885. He was a member of the Pontifical Commission to study the validity of the Anglican ordinations ( 1896 ) leading to '' Apostolicae Curae '', to which his historical contribution was major. He was President of the Pontifical Commission for Revision of the Vulgate , 1907.

He was created Cardinal in 1914. He was also Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives , and Librarian of the Vatican Library .


REFERENCES


  • Shane Leslie , (1953) ''Cardinal Gasquet : a memoir''

  • David Knowles (1957) ''Cardinal Gasquet as an historian'' (Creighton lecture in history, 1956)



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  • [http://www.ccel.org/php/disp.php3?a=schaff&b=encyc04&p=433 Schaff-Herzog entry]