Henry Melchior
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Henry Melchior was an 18th-century Lutheran pastor and missionary best known as a founder and organizer of the Lutheran Church in colonial America.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henry Melchior canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
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Lutheran pastor ⓘ founder of Lutheran Church in America ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1711-09-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Eimsen
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Electorate of Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Augustus Lutheran Church cemetery, Trappe, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Frederick Muhlenberg
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Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Muhlenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British America
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Electorate of Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1787-10-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Trappe, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Lutheran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Göttingen
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University of Halle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Muhlenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Conrad Weiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Ministerium of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Henry
NERFINISHED
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Melchior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Francke Foundations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
British America
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Pennsylvania Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Pietism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the first permanent Lutheran synod in America
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organizing the Lutheran Church in colonial America ⓘ standardizing Lutheran liturgy in America ⓘ |
| occupation |
church organizer
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missionary ⓘ pastor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Ministerium of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Maria Weiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia ⓘ Trappe, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
correspondence on the state of Lutheran churches in America
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extensive personal journals ⓘ |
| yearOfMigration | 1742 ⓘ |
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Henry Melchior Muhlenberg