Bernard Adrien Basset

• Name	Bernard Adrien Basset
  Gender	Male
  Notes	Jesuits In Britain Bernard Basset SJ Bernard Basset was born in London in 1909. He was educated at Hodder and Stonyhurst and entered the novicate in 1927. He spent some years as a teacher and in parishes at Bournemouth and the Scilly Isles (where he became friends with Harold and Mary Wilson). He was described as ?one of the great priests in England and Wales in the 50?s. He certainly put the laity on the map. Many of his actions were in advance of the Decree of the Apostolate of the Laity of the Second Vatican Council?. He was very popular as a retreat director and preacher. He was well known for producing successful pantomimes in many of educational postings. He wrote at least 10 books of popular spirituality, and a comprehensive history of the early British Jesuits. He suffered a heart attack in 1984 and died in Oxford in 1988.
  Person ID	I839	292B Sir Elias Bassett
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Hugh Fortescue Basset,   b. 3 Jun 1881, Bonvileston d. 29 Mar 1931 (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Mary Bessie Lee
  Marriage	1907	Chelsea, London, England
  Family ID	F325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart