The Reverend Canon Thomas Thellusson Carter, SSC. A Priest within the Church of England.
He was born to the Rev. Thomas Carter and Mary Proctor. At the time of his birth his father was Under-Master of Eton College, and later served the college as it's Vice-Provost.
The young Thomas received his primary education at Eton from the age of six. In 1825 he entered Christ Church, Oxord, where he graduated with honors in 1831.
Ordained a Deacon: 21 October 1832, by the Rt. Rev. Burgess, Bishop of Salisbury.
Ordained a Priest: 22 December 1833, by the Rt. Rev. John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln.
On 26 Nov 1835, at Taunton, Somerset, he married Miss Mary Anne Gould. They had a family of three children.
He was introduced to the Tractarian/Oxford Movement through his wife and her family.
He served as Rector of St. Andrew's Parish 1844-1880.
In 1862, at All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London, Canon Carter founded the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ (CBS). He served as it's first Superior-General from 1862 to 1897.
Father Carter was also a member of the Society of the Holy Cross (SSC), and served as it's Master from 1876 to 1879.
Canon Carter also co-founded the Sisterhood of St. John Baptist, now the Community of St. John Baptist, (CSJB); and the House of Mercy, St Andrew’s Convalescent Hospital, several schools and St Andrew’s Almshouses.
He was born to the Rev. Thomas Carter and Mary Proctor. At the time of his birth his father was Under-Master of Eton College, and later served the college as it's Vice-Provost.
The young Thomas received his primary education at Eton from the age of six. In 1825 he entered Christ Church, Oxord, where he graduated with honors in 1831.
Ordained a Deacon: 21 October 1832, by the Rt. Rev. Burgess, Bishop of Salisbury.
Ordained a Priest: 22 December 1833, by the Rt. Rev. John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln.
On 26 Nov 1835, at Taunton, Somerset, he married Miss Mary Anne Gould. They had a family of three children.
He was introduced to the Tractarian/Oxford Movement through his wife and her family.
He served as Rector of St. Andrew's Parish 1844-1880.
In 1862, at All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London, Canon Carter founded the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ (CBS). He served as it's first Superior-General from 1862 to 1897.
Father Carter was also a member of the Society of the Holy Cross (SSC), and served as it's Master from 1876 to 1879.
Canon Carter also co-founded the Sisterhood of St. John Baptist, now the Community of St. John Baptist, (CSJB); and the House of Mercy, St Andrew’s Convalescent Hospital, several schools and St Andrew’s Almshouses.
The Reverend Canon Thomas Thellusson Carter, SSC. A Priest within the Church of England.
He was born to the Rev. Thomas Carter and Mary Proctor. At the time of his birth his father was Under-Master of Eton College, and later served the college as it's Vice-Provost.
The young Thomas received his primary education at Eton from the age of six. In 1825 he entered Christ Church, Oxord, where he graduated with honors in 1831.
Ordained a Deacon: 21 October 1832, by the Rt. Rev. Burgess, Bishop of Salisbury.
Ordained a Priest: 22 December 1833, by the Rt. Rev. John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln.
On 26 Nov 1835, at Taunton, Somerset, he married Miss Mary Anne Gould. They had a family of three children.
He was introduced to the Tractarian/Oxford Movement through his wife and her family.
He served as Rector of St. Andrew's Parish 1844-1880.
In 1862, at All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London, Canon Carter founded the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ (CBS). He served as it's first Superior-General from 1862 to 1897.
Father Carter was also a member of the Society of the Holy Cross (SSC), and served as it's Master from 1876 to 1879.
Canon Carter also co-founded the Sisterhood of St. John Baptist, now the Community of St. John Baptist, (CSJB); and the House of Mercy, St Andrew’s Convalescent Hospital, several schools and St Andrew’s Almshouses.
He was born to the Rev. Thomas Carter and Mary Proctor. At the time of his birth his father was Under-Master of Eton College, and later served the college as it's Vice-Provost.
The young Thomas received his primary education at Eton from the age of six. In 1825 he entered Christ Church, Oxord, where he graduated with honors in 1831.
Ordained a Deacon: 21 October 1832, by the Rt. Rev. Burgess, Bishop of Salisbury.
Ordained a Priest: 22 December 1833, by the Rt. Rev. John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln.
On 26 Nov 1835, at Taunton, Somerset, he married Miss Mary Anne Gould. They had a family of three children.
He was introduced to the Tractarian/Oxford Movement through his wife and her family.
He served as Rector of St. Andrew's Parish 1844-1880.
In 1862, at All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London, Canon Carter founded the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ (CBS). He served as it's first Superior-General from 1862 to 1897.
Father Carter was also a member of the Society of the Holy Cross (SSC), and served as it's Master from 1876 to 1879.
Canon Carter also co-founded the Sisterhood of St. John Baptist, now the Community of St. John Baptist, (CSJB); and the House of Mercy, St Andrew’s Convalescent Hospital, several schools and St Andrew’s Almshouses.
