Cæsar Clement (died 28 August 1626) was an English Catholic

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Life

The great-nephew of

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's friend John Clement, Cæsar Clement was a student at the

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when in 1578 the college moved to

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. Shortly thereafter, Clement was sent to the

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, where he was admitted 5 September 1579. He was ordained priest in 1585, but remained in Rome till October 1587. He took the degree of Doctor of Theology in Italy, probably in Rome itself. Though originally destined for the English mission, Clement never went to England, but held the major positions of Dean of St. Gudule's, Brussels, and

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of the King of Spain's

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. He was a generous benefactor to English Catholic exiles, especially the Augustinian Canonesses of Louvain. In 1612 he, along with Robert Chambers, was commissioned from Rome to make a visit to Douai College so as to put an end to the dissatisfaction with the administration there. Clement died in

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, on 28 August 1626. Cites: Dodd, "Church Hist. of Eng.", Tierney ed., V, 3 sqq.

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Charles Dodd Hugh Tootell (1671/72 – 27 February 1743) was an English Catholic historian. He is commonly known under his pseudonym Charles Dodd. Life Tootell was born in Lancashire. He was tutored by his uncle, Christopher Tootle, before studying wi ...

, ''Church History of England'' (London, 1737), II, 388; ** John Morris, ''Troubles of our Catholic Forefathers'' (London, 1872), I, 40, 41, 47, 57; **''Douay Diaries'' (London. 1877); ** Henry Foley, ''Records of the English Province of the Society of Jesus'' (London. 1880), VI, 138; **

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, ''Bibl. Dict. Eng. Cath.'' (London, 1885), I, 497–8; **

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(London, 1887). XI, 32; **Adam Hamilton, ''Chronicles of the English Augustinian Canonesses of Louvain'' (London, 1904–6). English College, Rome alumni 16th-century English Roman Catholic priests 17th-century English Roman Catholic priests 1626 deaths Year of birth unknown {{RC-clergy-stub