Phillips Brooks
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Phillips Brooks was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal clergyman and orator, best known as the author of the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and as a leading preacher at Boston's Trinity Church.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian cleric
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Episcopal priest ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ orator ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Auburn Cemetery ⓘ |
| clergyType |
bishop
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priest ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1835-12-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1893-01-23 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Episcopal Church
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surface form:
Protestant Episcopal Church
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| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Virginia Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| familyName | Brooks ⓘ |
| genre |
religious writing
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sermon ⓘ |
| givenName | Phillips ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Phillips Brooks statue at Trinity Church, Boston ⓘ |
| hasPart |
sermon collection "Sermons"
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sermon collection "Twenty Sermons" ⓘ |
| influenced | American Protestant preaching ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoring the text of the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
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being a leading 19th-century American Episcopal preacher ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| movement | Broad Church Anglicanism ⓘ |
| name | Phillips Brooks self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lectures on Preaching
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O Little Town of Bethlehem ⓘ The Candle of the Lord and Other Sermons ⓘ The Influence of Jesus ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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preacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| positionHeld |
Bishop of Massachusetts
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Rector of Trinity Church, Boston ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
Episcopal Church ⓘ
surface form:
Episcopal Church (United States)
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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