C. J. Ryan

The Reverend Professor

C. J. Ryan
The Reverend Professor; C. J. Ryan
Born	Christopher John Ryan; 31 October 1943; Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Died	20 February 2004 (aged 60); Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation(s)	Priest and scholar
Title	Professor of Italian
Spouse	Henrietta (m. 1987)
Children	Three
Academic background
Education	St Mary's College, Blairs
Alma mater	Pontifical Gregorian University; Pontifical Scots College; University of Glasgow; St Edmund's College, Cambridge;
Thesis	The Theme of Free Will in Dante's Minor Works, with Particular Reference to Aspects of the Cultural Background (1977)
Doctoral advisor	Fr Kenelm Foster OP
Academic work
Discipline	Italian studies; Medieval studies;
Sub-discipline	Dante; Thomas Aquinas; Michelangelo; Medieval thought; Medieval history;
Institutions	St Edmund's College, Cambridge; Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of Toronto; St John's College, Cambridge; University of Sussex; King's College, Cambridge;
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity
Church	Roman Catholic Church (to 1986) ; Church of England (from 1986)
Ordained	1968 (priest)

Christopher John Ryan (31 October 1943 – 20 February 2004) was a Scottish priest and scholar of Italian studies. His academic interests included Dante, Thomas Aquinas, and Michelangelo. He was a priest of the Roman Catholic Church between 1968 and 1986, before being received into the Church of England where he served as a priest from 1987 until his death.

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