Frederick William Faber (June 28, 1814 – September 26, 1863) was an English preacher, hymn writer, and theologian whose ministry transitioned from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism, leaving a mark on 19th-century devotional life. Born in Calverley, Yorkshire, England, to Frederick Faber, a curate and secretary to the Bishop of Durham, and Elizabeth Ann Broadbelt, he was the eldest of five children in an evangelical Anglican family. Educated at Bishop Auckland Grammar School, Harrow School (1827–1832), and Balliol and University Colleges, Oxford (B.A. 1836, M.A. 1839), he won the Newdigate Prize for poetry in 1836, embracing Tractarianism under John Henry Newman’s influence. Faber’s preaching career began with ordination as an Anglican deacon in 1837 and priest in 1839, serving as rector of Elton, Huntingdonshire (1843–1845), where his eloquent sermons drew hearers. Converted to Catholicism in November 1845 after Newman’s example, he joined the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in 1848, founding its London branch in 1849, where he preached on divine love and Marian devotion until illness struck. Author of hymns like “Faith of Our Fathers” and books such as All for Jesus (1853) and The Foot of the Cross (1857), his sermons reached beyond the pulpit through print. Never married, he lived celibately as a priest and died at age 49 in London, England, from Bright’s disease.