William J. Seymour

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William J. Seymour was an African American Holiness preacher whose leadership of the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles helped launch the modern Pentecostal movement worldwide.

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William J. Seymour canonical 8
William Joseph Seymour 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian pastor
Holiness preacher
Pentecostal leader
person
activeYearsEnd 1922
activeYearsStart 1905
advocated racial integration in worship services
associatedWith The Apostolic Faith newspaper
surface form: Apostolic Faith newspaper

Azusa Street Revival
surface form: Azusa Street Mission
burialPlace Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles
clergyType Protestant minister
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1870-05-02
dateOfDeath 1922-09-28
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Seymour
founded Azusa Street Revival
surface form: Apostolic Faith Mission on Azusa Street
fullName William J. Seymour self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Joseph Seymour
givenName William
hasDenomination Holiness-Pentecostal
influenced Charismatic Christians
surface form: Charismatic movement

global Pentecostal movement
influencedBy Holiness teaching of Charles Fox Parham
knownFor helping launch the modern Pentecostal movement worldwide
leading the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles
languageSpoken English
movement Holiness movement
Pentecostal churches
surface form: Pentecostalism
notableEvent Azusa Street Revival
notableIdea emphasis on baptism in the Holy Spirit
emphasis on speaking in tongues as evidence of Spirit baptism
notableWork leadership of the Azusa Street Revival
occupation pastor
preacher
placeOfBirth Centerville, Louisiana, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
positionHeld pastor of the Apostolic Faith Mission on Azusa Street
precededBy Charles F. Parham
surface form: Charles Fox Parham
religion Christianity
residence Houston, Texas, United States
Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Jennie Evans Moore
startTimeOfActivity early 1900s
workLocation Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States

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Azusa Street Revival ledBy William J. Seymour
Azusa Street Revival hasKeyFigure William J. Seymour
Apostolic Faith Mission leader William J. Seymour
Apostolic Faith Mission founder William J. Seymour
Apostolic Faith Mission associatedWith William J. Seymour
William J. Seymour fullName William J. Seymour self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: William Joseph Seymour
The Apostolic Faith newspaper editor William J. Seymour
The Apostolic Faith newspaper founder William J. Seymour
Charles F. Parham influenced William J. Seymour