Reverend Henry Biggs

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fictional character film character

Reverend Henry Biggs is the kind-hearted but overworked pastor and central figure in the film "The Preacher's Wife," whose faith and family life are tested until an angel intervenes to help him.

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pastor Henry Biggs 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsIn The Preacher's Wife ⓘ
appearsInGenre religious-themed film ⓘ
associatedWith Jeremiah Biggs ⓘ
Julia Biggs ⓘ
St. Matthew's congregation ⓘ
Patience Dudley ⓘ
surface form: angel Dudley
basedOn Bishop Henry Brougham ⓘ
surface form: Reverend Henry Brougham
basedOnWork The Bishop's Wife ⓘ
centralCharacterOf The Preacher's Wife ⓘ
characterArc reconnection with family ⓘ
renewal of faith ⓘ
child Jeremiah Biggs ⓘ
conflict crisis of faith ⓘ
marital strain ⓘ
overwork ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdFor The Preacher's Wife ⓘ
surface form: The Preacher's Wife (1996 film)
genreOfWorkAppearsIn Christmas film ⓘ
family film ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ
hasFullName Jeremiah Biggs ⓘ
surface form: Henry Biggs
hasQuality devoted ⓘ
faithful ⓘ
kind-hearted ⓘ
overworked ⓘ
helpedBy Dudley ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
narrativeRole protagonist ⓘ
occupation pastor ⓘ
portrayedBy Courtney B. Vance ⓘ
receives divine assistance ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
responsibleFor his congregation ⓘ
setting New York City ⓘ
spouse Julia Biggs ⓘ
strugglesWith balancing ministry and family ⓘ
themeInvolvement faith ⓘ
family ⓘ
miracles ⓘ
worksAt St. Matthew's Church ⓘ
yearOfWorkRelease 1996 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Preacher's Wife → mainCharacter → Reverend Henry Biggs ⓘ
Dudley is an angel → targetOfIntervention → Reverend Henry Biggs ⓘ
subject surface form: Dudley
this entity surface form: pastor Henry Biggs