Robert Hugh Benson (18 November 1871 – 19 October 1914) was an English Anglican priest who in 1903 was received into the Roman Catholic Church, where he was ordained priest in 1904. He was a prolific writer of fiction and wrote widely on Christian spiritual and social issues. Benson was born in Wellington, Shropshire, England, the youngest son of Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1883 to 1896. He was educated at Eton College and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Cambridge Apostles. In 1895, Benson was ordained an Anglican priest and served as a curate at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Cambridge. In 1903, he was received into the Roman Catholic Church and was ordained a priest in 1904. He was appointed a chaplain to the English College in Rome and was later appointed a prefect of studies at the college. Benson wrote numerous works of fiction, including the novels Lord of the World (1907), The Dawn of All (1911), and The King's Achievement (1914). He also wrote several works of non-fiction, including The Religion of the Plain Man (1908), The Friendship of Christ (1909), and The Religion of the Incarnation (1912). Benson died in 1914 at the age of 42.
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