Elisabeth Elliot
Writer, Author
1926 –
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Who is Elisabeth Elliot?
Elisabeth Elliot is a Christian author and speaker. Her first husband, Jim Elliot, was killed in 1956 while attempting to make missionary contact with the Auca of eastern Ecuador. She later spent two years as a missionary to the tribe members who killed her husband. Returning to the United States after many years in South America, she became widely known as the author of over twenty books and as a speaker in constant demand. Elliot toured the country, sharing her knowledge and experience, well into her seventies.
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- Born
- Dec 21, 1926
Belgium - Siblings
- Spouses
- Jim Elliot
(1953/10/08 - 1956/01/08) - Lars Gren
(1977/12/21 - ) - Addison Leitch
(1969 - )
- Jim Elliot
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Wheaton College
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on July 23, 2013
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