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Frederick the Wise

November 12, 2020 by Matt Price

Frederick the Wise (1463-1525) was born near Leipzeg, Germany. He was Elector of Saxony during the height of the controversies surrounding Martin Luther.

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Categories Christian History Tags Augustinian, Frederick the Wise, Leipzig, Luther, Protestant, Staupitz

Francis of Assisi

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 by Matt Price

Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) was the founder of the Franciscan order.

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Categories Christian History Tags ascetic, Assisi, Catholic, Francis, Innocent III, leper, monastic, piety

Fox, George

November 13, 2020November 12, 2020 by Matt Price

George Fox (1624-1691) was the founder of the Society of Friends or Quakers, Fox was born in Leicestershire, England, the son of a Puritan weaver.

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Categories Christian History Tags Fox, Friends, Inner Light, Quaker

Finney, Charles Grandison

November 13, 2020November 12, 2020 by Matt Price

Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875), the great 19th-century revivalist, abolitionist, and educator was born in Warren, Connecticut but moved as a youth to New York and later New Jersey, where he went to school.

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Categories Christian History Tags abolitionist, Finney, Oberlin, Presbyterian, revival

Felicitas and Perpetua

November 12, 2020 by Matt Price

Felicitas and Perpetua (d. 203) were early Christian martyrs.

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Categories Christian History Tags Felicitas, martyr, Perpetua, Severus

Edwards, Jonathan

November 13, 2020November 12, 2020 by Matt Price

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was an important figure in American church history. He was born in Connecticut to a renowned family of clergymen. He began reading Latin texts at the age of six and could read Greek and Hebrew by 13.

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Categories Christian History Tags Congregational, Edwards, Great Awakening, Presbyterian, Reformed

Dwight, Timothy

November 13, 2020November 12, 2020 by Matt Price

Timothy Dwight (1752-1817), a distinguished Congregational minister and educator, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. His mother was the daughter of Jonathan Edwards.

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Categories Christian History Tags Congregational, Dwight, Edwards, Revolutionary War, Yale

Duff, Alexander

November 13, 2020November 12, 2020 by Matt Price

Alexander Duff (1806-1878) was the first missionary to India from the Church of Scotland. He established the University of Calcutta in 1830.

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Categories Christian History Tags Calcutta, Church of Scotland, Duff, Free Church, India, missionary

Dodderidge, Philip

November 13, 2020November 12, 2020 by Matt Price

Philip Dodderidge (1702-1751), one of the most distinguished Congregational ministers of the eighteenth century, was the youngest of 20 children.

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Categories Christian History Tags Congregational, Dissenting Church, Dodderidge

Darby, John Nelson

November 13, 2020November 12, 2020 by Matt Price

John Nelson Darby (1800-1882) was the founder of the Plymouth Brethren.

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Categories Christian History Tags Darby, hymnist, Ireland, Plymouth Brethren
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