
George Whitefield
Preacher, Author
1714 – 1770
Who was George Whitefield?
George Whitefield, also known as George Whitfield, was an English Anglican preacher who helped spread the Great Awakening in Britain, and especially in the American colonies.
Born in Gloucester, England, he attended Pembroke College, Oxford, where he met the Wesley brothers. He was one of the founders of Methodism and of the evangelical movement generally. In 1740, Whitefield travelled to America where he preached a series of revivals that came to be known as the "Great Awakening". He became perhaps the best-known preacher in Britain and America during the 18th century, and because he traveled through all of the American colonies and drew great crowds and media coverage, he was one of the most widely recognized public figures in colonial America.
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- Born
- Dec 16, 1714
Gloucester - Also known as
- George Whitfield
- Whitefield, George
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- Pembroke College, Oxford
- University of Oxford
- Died
- Sep 30, 1770
Newburyport
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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