James Nayler
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1618 – 1660
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Who was James Nayler?
James Nayler was an English Quaker leader. He is among the members of the Valiant Sixty, a group of early Quaker preachers and missionaries. At the peak of his career, he preached against enclosure and the slave trade. In 1656, Nayler achieved national notoriety when he reenacted Christ's entry into Jerusalem by entering Bristol on a donkey. He was imprisoned and charged with blasphemy.
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- Born
- 1618
Ardsley, South Yorkshire - Religion
- Religious Society of Friends
- Died
- Oct 1, 1660
Kings Ripton
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on July 23, 2013
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