“In accordance with his expressed wishes, Newman was buried in the grave of his lifelong friend, Ambrose St. John.[4] Previously, they had shared a house. The pall over the coffin bore his cardinal’s motto Cor ad cor loquitur (“Heart speaks to heart”).[4] Inseparable in death as in life, a joint memorial stone was erected for the two men; the inscription bore words Newman had chosen: Ex umbris et imaginibus in veritatem (“Out of shadows and phantasms into the truth”).[4]

On 27 February 1891, Newman’s estate was probated at £4,206.

Newman’s grave was opened on 2 October 2008, with the intention of moving any remains to a tomb inside Birmingham Oratory (contrary to Newman’s express wishes)[4] during Newman’s consideration for sainthood; however, no remains were found because the coffin was wooden and the burial took place at a damp site.[44]”

So much for reverence for the truth.