Quentin de la bedoyere biography for kids

Count Michael Anthony Maurice de la Bédoyère (1900–1973) was an English writer, editor and journalist.

Life

He was educated at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, and took a first in "Modern Greats" (PPE) at Campion Hall, Oxford University.

His initial plans to become a Jesuit priest were abandoned. In 1930-1931 he lectured at the University of Minnesota.

Quentin de la bedoyere biography for kids

In 1934 he became editor of the Catholic Herald, a post he held until 1962. During this time he transformed it from one of limited regional appeal into a more challenging and intellectual newspaper, which often brought it into conflict with the more conservative members of the Roman Catholic Church.

Circulation increased to six figures.

After he left, he founded the magazine Search. During these years he wrote a number of books, mainly biographies such as those of Lafayette (1932), George Washington (1935), St Francis of Assisi (1962),as well as theological works such as Christianity in the Mark