Who influenced John Henry Newman to adopt High Church Anglican views?

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St. John Henry Newman English prelate, theologian, and poet John Henry Newman converted to Roman Catholicism in 1845. He was made a cardinal in 1879.

John Henry Newman was influenced to adopt High Church Anglican views primarily by the clergymen John Keble and Richard Hurrell Froude.1

Froude, in particular, became intimate with Newman and actively assisted his conversion to these views. Together with Keble, they formed a team that initiated the Oxford Movement in 1833, which sought to reintroduce High Church, or "catholic," thought and practice into the Church of England. Through this influence, Newman became a convinced High Churchman, emphasizing the church's continuation of ancient Christian traditions, including the episcopate, priesthood, and sacraments.21