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Moravian Church

British  

noun

  1. a Protestant Church originating in Moravia in 1722 as a revival of the sect of Bohemian Brethren. It has close links with the Lutheran Church

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But the denomination’s annual tradition dates to 1732 in Herrnhut, Germany, where Moravian refugees of religious persecution fled to and established the original Renewed Moravian Church settlement, according to accounts of church history.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

He taught kids to box on the fifth floor of Third Moravian Church in Harlem, and developed a reputation for building character.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2021

The tower, located off West High Street and across from Holy Family Cemetery, is owned by the Nazareth Moravian Church.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 17, 2016

He started the tradition in 1747 in his Moravian Church congregation.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2014

Like Spangenberg, Peter Boehler's story belongs to the whole Moravian Church, rather than to the Georgia colony.

From The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740 by Adelaide L. (Adelaide Lisetta) Fries

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