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John Wesley
English clergyman
John Wesley
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History & Society
- Born:
- June 17, 1703, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England
- Died:
- March 2, 1791, London (aged 87)
- Notable Works:
- Twenty-five Articles of Religion
- Notable Family Members:
- brother Charles Wesley
- Subjects Of Study:
- Methodism
John Wesley (born June 17, 1703, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England—died March 2, 1791, London) Anglican clergyman, evangelist, and founder, with his brother Charles, of the Methodist movement in the Church of England. John Wesley was the second son of Samuel, a former Nonconformist (dissenter from the Church of England) and rector at Epworth, and Susanna Wesley. After six years of education at the Charterhouse, London, he entered Christ Church, Oxford University, in 1720. Graduating in 1724, he resolved to become ordained a priest; in 1725 he was made a deacon by the bishop of Oxford and the following year was elected ...(100 of 859 words)