▁and ▁politician ▁J . ▁Mark ▁Sp ald ing ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 5 ), ▁American ▁Catholic ▁pre late ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁John ▁Sp a ul ding ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Fa ith ful ▁Te ate ▁( c . ▁ 1 6 2 6 ▁– ▁ 1 6 6 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁cl erg yman ▁and ▁poet ▁from ▁County ▁Cav an , ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁is ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁Fa ith ful ▁T ate ▁or ▁Fa ith full ▁Te ate . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁poet ▁la ure ate , ▁N ah um ▁T ate . ▁ ▁Background ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Fa ith ful ▁Te ate , ▁a ▁doctor ▁of ▁div inity ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁confused . ▁The ▁elder ▁Te ate ▁was ▁made ▁re ctor ▁at ▁B ally ha ise , ▁Co . ▁Cav an . ▁Re ports ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁informed ▁on ▁the ▁reb els ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 1 ▁Reb ell ion , ▁resulted ▁in ▁his ▁house ▁being ▁burn ed . ▁Two ▁or ▁three ▁( s ources ▁vary ) ▁of ▁Te ate ' s ▁children ▁are ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁died ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁hard ships ▁end ured ▁in ▁that ▁period . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁poetry ▁Fa ith ful ▁Te ate ▁the ▁younger ▁entered ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 1 ▁at ▁age ▁four teen ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁ord ained ▁into ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁studied ▁at