Edith Schaeffer

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Edith Schaeffer was a Christian author and co-founder of the L'Abri community, known for her influential writings on faith, family, and the arts.

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instanceOf Christian author
apologist
person
theologian
birthName Edith Rachel Merritt Seville
burialPlace Roche, Vaud, Switzerland
causeOfDeath natural causes
child Deborah Schaeffer
Frank Schaeffer
Priscilla Schaeffer
Susan Schaeffer
citizenship United States of America
coFounderOf L'Abri Fellowship
countryOfBirth China
countryOfDeath Switzerland
dateOfBirth 1914-11-03
dateOfDeath 2013-03-30
denomination Evangelical Presbyterian Church
surface form: Evangelical Presbyterian
familyName Schaeffer
fieldOfWork Christian apologetics
arts and faith
family ministry
genre Christian non-fiction
devotional literature
givenName Edith
influenced Christian homemaking movement
evangelical Christian families
knownFor co-founding the L'Abri community in Switzerland
integrating art and beauty into Christian family life
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement L'Abri Fellowship
surface form: L'Abri Fellowship movement
notableWork Affliction
L'Abri
The Hidden Art of Homemaking
The Tapestry
What Is a Family?
numberOfChildren 4
occupation missionary
speaker
writer
parent George Hugh Seville
Jessie Maude Merritt Seville
placeOfBirth Wenzhou
surface form: Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
placeOfDeath Gryon, Vaud, Switzerland
religion Christianity
residence Huémoz-sur-Ollon, Vaud, Switzerland
United States of America
spouse Francis Schaeffer

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Francis Schaeffer spouse Edith Schaeffer
Schaeffer spouse Edith Schaeffer
subject surface form: Francis Schaeffer
L'Abri foundedBy Edith Schaeffer
L'Abri hasNotableFigure Edith Schaeffer