There seems to be no proper thread concerning him, and, as he was a major figure in victorian Birmingham, it is appropriate that his sainthood should begin a thread on him :
www.theguardian.com
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English cardinal John Newman to be declared a saint
Newman is regarded as one of the most influential figures from 19th-century Britain