Mary Baker Eddy
American founder of Christian Science (1821–1910)
Mary Baker Eddy (July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was the founder of Christian Science, a new religious movement in the United States in the latter half of the 19th century.
Mary Baker Eddy | |
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| Born | Mary Morse Baker July 16, 1821 |
| Died | December 3, 1910 (aged 89) |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Other names | Mary Baker Glover, Mary Patterson, Mary Baker Glover Eddy, Mary Baker G. Eddy |
| Known for | Founder of Christian Science |
| Notable work | Science and Health (1875) |
| Spouse(s) | George Washington Glover (m. 1843–1844); Daniel Patterson (m. 1853–1873); Asa Gilbert Eddy (m. 1877–1882) |
| Children | George Washington Glover II (b. 1844) |
| Parent(s) | Mark Baker (d. 1865); Abigail Ambrose Baker (d. 1849) |
Eddy wrote the movement's textbook Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (first published 1875) and founded the Church of Christ, Scientist in 1879. She also founded the Christian Science Publishing Society (1898), which continues to publish a number of periodicals, including The Christian Science Monitor (founded in 1908).
Baker died of pneumonia at her home in Newton, Massachusetts on December 3, 1910 at the age of 89.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Mrs. Eddy Dies Of Pneumonia; No Doctor Near", The New York Times, December 5, 1910: "Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist, died Saturday night at 10:45 o'clock. The death was kept a secret until this morning, when a city medical examiner was called in. It was first publicly announced at the Mother Church this morning. Mrs. Eddy was in her ninetieth year."
Other websites
change- Mary Baker Eddy Library
- The Mary Baker Eddy Science Institute
- Mary Baker Eddy and Basic teachings of Christian Science, christianscience.com
- The Longyear Museum
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