Bible Knowledge Graph
Francis Asbury
- Entity ID:
- francis-asbury
- Long Name:
- Asbury, Francis (1745-1816)
- Short Name:
- Francis Asbury
- Disambiguation String:
- American Methodist bishop
- Entity Type:
- person
- Entity Subtype:
- author
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- Wikipedia
- Summary:
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Francis Asbury was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. As a young man in October 1771, the Englishman traveled to America and, during his 45 years there, he devoted his life to ministry, traveling on horseback and by carriage thousands of miles to those living on the frontier.
Asbury spread Methodism in America, as part of the Second Great Awakening. He also founded several schools during his lifetime, although his own formal education was limited. His journal is valuable to scholars for its account of frontier society.
- Viaf ID:
- 47568349
- DB Pedia ID:
- Francis_Asbury
- Biblical Status:
- extraBiblical
- Is An Individual:
- Yes
- Is Published:
- Yes
- Birth Date:
- August 20, 1745
- Death Date:
- March 31, 1816
- Occupation:
- American Methodist bishop
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