Francis Asbury
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1745 – 1816
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Who was Francis Asbury?
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.
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- Born
- Aug 20, 1745
Handsworth, West Midlands - Nationality
- United States of America
- England
- Died
- Mar 31, 1816
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on July 23, 2013
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