Chapman, Dom John (1865–1933)

British monk and scholar. Originally an Anglican deacon, he joined the Roman Catholic Church in 1890 and became a Benedictine monk two years later. He was abbot of Downside from 1929. He wrote several controversial works such as John the Presbyter and the Fourth Gospel (1911), as well as the posthumously published Spiritual Letters (1935). Chapman was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.