Wade, John Francis 01/01/1711 - 08/16/1786

John Francis Wade (born 1711 in England or Douai, France; died August 16th, 1786 in Douai) was an English composer. He is known mainly for the composition of the song Adeste Fideles.



A Ca­tho­lic lay­man, Wade fled the Ja­co­be­an re­bel­lion in 1745, set­tling in Douay, France. He taught mu­sic and co­pied plain chant and hymn man­u­scripts for pri­vate use.