Robert Farrar Capon

Robert Farrar Capon (October 26, 1925 – September 5, 2013) was an American Episcopal priest, author and chef.

He was born in Jackson Heights, Queens in 1925 and graduated from Columbia College in 1946 and Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1947. A lifelong New Yorker, for almost thirty years Capon was a full-time parish priest in Port Jefferson, New York. In 1965, he published his first book, ''Bed and Board.''

In 1977 the 51 year-old Capon was relieved of his parish duties after he revealed his intent to divorce his wife and remarry. He left the full-time ministry and devoted more time to his writing career. He authored a total of twenty books, including ''Between Noon and Three'', ''The Supper of the Lamb'', ''Genesis: The Movie'', and a trilogy on Jesus’ parables: ''The Parables of Grace'', ''The Parables of the Kingdom'', and ''The Parables of Judgment''.

Capon described himself, in the introduction to ''The Romance of the Word'' (1995), as an “old-fashioned high churchman and a Thomist to boot.” One of Capon's primary themes is the radical grace of God. Capon summarizes his broad view of salvation as follows:

In the 1990s Capon served as assisting priest at St. Luke's Church in East Hampton, New York, and was the Canon Theologian to the Episcopal Bishop of Long Island. He lived with his wife Valerie in Shelter Island, New York as of 2004.

Capon also had a lifelong interest in food and cooking, and authored several cookbooks. He was a food columnist for ''Newsday'' and ''The New York Times'', and taught cooking classes.

Robert Capon died on September 5, 2013, in Greenport, New York. He was survived by his second wife Valerie and his eight children. Provided by Wikipedia