Robert Hugh Benson was an Anglican priest and son of the
Archbishop of Canterbury. He converted to Catholicism and was
ordained as a Catholic priest. This sent waves of shock through the
Anglican community but was considered a major victory by Catholics.
Eventually he was given the title of Monsignor. He was also a very
successful novelist. Before his untimely death in 1914 at the age
of 43, he would write 15 highly successful novels.