Digby, Kenelm Henry

Digby, Kenelm Henry, 1800–1880, English author, b. Ireland. He converted to Roman Catholicism after his graduation from Cambridge. His principal works are The Broadstone of Honour (1822; enl. ed., 4 vol., 1826–27) and Mores Catholici (11 vol., 1831–40).

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