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Corrie ten Boom
Born April 15, 1892, in Amsterdam, Holland.
Youngest of 3 sisters, 1 brother. Father:
watchmaker. Raised in Dutch Reformed church.
Well schooled. Both parents lived into
adulthood. Childhood distinctions: tomboyish,
stubborn. Never married. 1892 family moved to
'Beje' house in Haarlem. 1903 witnessed at
aunt's soldier center. 1910 studied two years
at Bible school. 1915 jilted by rake Karel.
1918 family took in first of many children.
1919 mother died. 1920 ca. passed Bible school
exam. 1920 began training as watchmaker. 1922
first woman watchmaker licensed in Holland.
1923 organized first girls' club. 1930's
girls' clubs became very large Triangle Club.
1940 Nazis invaded, banned her club
organization. 1942 family very active in Dutch
underground hiding refugees. 1944 arrested
with entire family, sent first to Dutch
prisons, finally to notorious Ravensbruck in
Germany. 1945 released days after sister
Betsie died, returned to Holland to begin
rehabilitation centers. 1946 returned to
Germany, beginning many years of itinerant
preaching in over 60 countries, writing many
books. 1971 fame from The Hiding Place. 1975 movie
version of The Hiding Place. 1977 moved to
America, wrote devotionals, made movie shorts.
1978 paralyzed by stroke. Died April 15, 1983
on 91st birthday.
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Mother Teresa (original name: Gonxha
Bojaxhiu)
Born August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia.
Youngest of 2 sisters, 1 brother. Father:
wealthy businessman. Raised Catholic. Well
schooled. Childhood distinctions: pious,
bookish. Never married. 1919 father Nikolai
died, possibly murdered. 1922 active in
church, first considered life as nun. 1925
read of Jesuit work in India. 1928 screened by
Loreto teaching nuns in Ireland. 1929 arrived
India. 1931 first vows, took name 'Teresa',
began teaching girls at St. Mary's school in
Calcutta. 1937 final vows, became Mother
Superior of school. 1946 murderous riots in
India, heard God 'call' her to help the poor.
1948 left cloister to work slums. 1949 became
citizen of India. 1950 Vatican approved
Missionaries of Charity order for Calcutta
diocese. 1952 opened 'House of the Dying'.
1953 moved order into Motherhouse on Lower
Circular Road. 1955 opened Children's Home.
1957 began mobile 'leprosariums'. 1960 order
allowed to serve all of India, met Pope John
XXIII in Rome. 1961 bought land for leper
town. 1963 Missionary Brothers of Charity
began. 1965 Vatican approved order for other
countries, first house in Colombia. 1969 work
filmed by Malcolm Muggeridge. 1970 Something
Beautiful for God published by
Muggeridge. 1973 Templeton Award. 1979 Nobel
Prize for Peace. 1983 first of many health
setbacks. 1996 relieved as Mother Superior.
Died September 5, 1997.
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John Wesley
Born June 28, 1703, at Epworth, Lincolnshire,
England. 15th of 19 siblings.
Father: Anglican minister. Raised Anglican.
Schooled through Oxford University. Childhood
distinctions: righteous, bookish. Both parents
lived into adulthood. 1709 almost died in
rectory fire. 1714 entered Charterhouse school
in London. 1720 entered Oxford. 1724 graduated
Oxford. 1725 ordained deacon. 1726 Fellow at
Oxford. 1727 ordained priest. 1729 joined
brother Charles' Holy Club (derisively called
'Methodists'). 1735 began 55-year journal.
1736 in America (with Charles) to serve
Georgia colony, published (with Charles)
hymnal. 1737 fled America. 1738 'infilling of
the Holy Spirit' experience (London), visited
Moravians in Germany. 1739 in Bristol first
field preached, formed Methodist societies.
1740 opened Foundry chapel at (London) 1741
broke with George Whitefield over
predestination, approved lay preaching for
Methodists. 1744 first Methodist conference,
scathing speech at Oxford. 1747 published
medical book. 1749 feuded with Charles over
Grace Murray. 1751 married Molly Vazeille
(with whom he had no children). 1753 nearly
died from illness. 1871 separated from wife.
1877 started Arminian magazine. 1778 opened
City Road chapel (London) 1784 ordained
Methodist ministers for America. 1786 affirmed
Methodists in England would remain Anglican.
Died March 2, 1791. Buried City Road chapel in
London.
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