Susanna Wesley
E142040
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Susanna Wesley canonical | 5 |
| Mother of Methodism | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1237141 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Susanna Wesley Context triple: [John Wesley, mother, Susanna Wesley]
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Maud, Countess of Huntingdon
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman and heiress whose marriage to David I of Scotland helped strengthen his claim to the Scottish throne and linked the Scottish crown to powerful English aristocratic lineages.
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Charles Wesley
Charles Wesley was an 18th-century English clergyman, co-founder of Methodism, and prolific hymn writer whose work deeply shaped Methodist theology and worship.
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Hannah More
Hannah More was an English religious writer, philanthropist, and leading figure in the Evangelical and abolitionist movements of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Maria Cotton Mather
Maria Cotton Mather was the mother of the influential New England Puritan minister and writer Cotton Mather.
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John Wesley
John Wesley was an 18th-century Anglican cleric and theologian who founded Methodism and became a central figure in the rise of modern evangelical Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Susanna Wesley Target entity description: 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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A.
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon
Maud, Countess of Huntingdon was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman and heiress whose marriage to David I of Scotland helped strengthen his claim to the Scottish throne and linked the Scottish crown to powerful English aristocratic lineages.
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B.
Charles Wesley
Charles Wesley was an 18th-century English clergyman, co-founder of Methodism, and prolific hymn writer whose work deeply shaped Methodist theology and worship.
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C.
Hannah More
Hannah More was an English religious writer, philanthropist, and leading figure in the Evangelical and abolitionist movements of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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D.
Maria Cotton Mather
Maria Cotton Mather was the mother of the influential New England Puritan minister and writer Cotton Mather.
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E.
John Wesley
John Wesley was an 18th-century Anglican cleric and theologian who founded Methodism and became a central figure in the rise of modern evangelical Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| 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
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| 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
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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
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| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| practiced |
daily private prayer
ⓘ
systematic religious education of children ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Epworth
ⓘ
surface form:
Epworth, Lincolnshire
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Samuel Wesley the Younger
ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel Wesley
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| spouseOccupation | Anglican clergyman ⓘ |
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Subject: Susanna Wesley Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
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