Editing John Keble (section)

==Early life==
Keble was born on 25 April 1792 in [[Fairford]], Gloucestershire, where his father, also named John Keble, was [[Vicar (Anglicanism)|vicar]] of [[Coln St. Aldwyns]]. He and his brother [[Thomas Keble|Thomas]] were educated at home by their father until each went to Oxford. In 1806, Keble won a scholarship to [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]]. He excelled in his studies and in 1810 achieved double first-class honours in both Latin and mathematics. In 1811, he won the university prizes for both the English and Latin essays and became a fellow of [[Oriel College]]. He was for some years a tutor and examiner at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name=Julian/>

While still at Oxford, he was [[holy orders|ordained]] in 1816,<ref name=Kiefer>[http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/123.html Kiefer, James E. "John Keble, Priest, Poet, Renewer of the Church"], ''Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past''.</ref> becoming a curate to his father and then curate of [[St Michael and St Martin's Church, Eastleach Martin]], in Gloucestershire while still residing at Oxford. On the death of his mother in 1823, he left Oxford and returned to live with his father and two surviving sisters at Fairford.

Between 1824 and 1835, he was three times offered a position and each time declined on the grounds that he ought not separate himself from his father and only surviving sister. In 1828, he was nominated as [[Provost (education)|provost]] of Oriel College but not elected.<ref name=Julian>Julian, John. [https://hymnary.org/person/Keble_John  "John Keble"], ''Dictionary of Hymnology'' (1907)</ref><ref>Griffin, John R. [https://archive.org/details/johnkeblesaintof0000grif/page/13 ''John Keble, Saint of Anglicanism'']. Mercer University Press, 1987, p. 13.</ref>