Frederick Oakeley

Musician · 1802–1880 · Shrewsbury, England
Best known for Songwriter

Frederick Oakeley (1802–1880) was an English priest and writer who made the standard English translation of “Adeste Fideles” — “O Come, All Ye Faithful.”

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  • Born in Shrewsbury.
  • Translated the hymn in 1841 for his congregation at Margaret Chapel in London; he later became a Catholic.

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