Susanna Wesley

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Susanna Wesley was an English religious figure known as the “Mother of Methodism” for her profound spiritual influence on her sons John and Charles Wesley and their later founding of the Methodist movement.

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Susanna Wesley canonical 5
Mother of Methodism 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian
English person
human
religious figure
ageAtDeath 73
birthName Susanna Annesley
burialPlace Bunhill Fields
surface form: Bunhill Fields burial ground
child Charles Wesley
John Wesley
Samuel Wesley the Younger
surface form: Samuel Wesley Jr.
countryOfBirth England
countryOfDeath England
dateOfBirth 1669-01-20
dateOfDeath 1742-07-23
denomination Church of England
education home-educated
era 17th century
18th century
ethnicGroup English
familyName Annesley
Wesley
father Samuel Annesley
fatherOccupation Nonconformist minister
givenName Susanna
hasReligionView emphasis on personal piety and discipline
influenced Charles Wesley
John Wesley
Methodism
surface form: Methodist movement
knownFor home-based religious instruction of her children
organizing family worship services
languageSpoken English
marriageDate 1689
mother Mary White
name Susanna Wesley self-link
nickname Susanna Wesley self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mother of Methodism
notableFor being the mother of John Wesley and Charles Wesley
influencing the development of Methodism
numberOfChildren 19
occupation religious teacher
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
practiced daily private prayer
systematic religious education of children
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
residence Epworth
surface form: Epworth, Lincolnshire

London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender female
spouse Samuel Wesley the Younger
surface form: Samuel Wesley
spouseOccupation Anglican clergyman

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John Wesley mother Susanna Wesley
Charles Wesley mother Susanna Wesley
Bunhill Fields notableBurial Susanna Wesley
Susanna Wesley name Susanna Wesley self-link
Susanna Wesley nickname Susanna Wesley self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mother of Methodism
Samuel Wesley the Younger mother Susanna Wesley