George Fox

George Fox (July 1624 O.S. – 13 January 1691 O.S.) was one of the people that left the Church of England. He was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, also known as the "Quakers."

George Fox
Portrait of George Fox on stone by Thomas Fairland
Religion	Christian
Denomination	Quaker
Date of birth	July 1624
Place of birth	Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire, England
Date of death	13 January 1691 (aged 66)
Place of death	London, England
Nationality	English
Known for	Founder of the Religious Society of Friends

George Fox Media

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  Memorial to Fox near the site of his birthplace, George Fox Lane, Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire

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  Medieval parish church of St Michael and All Angels, Fenny Drayton, where Fox was baptised and worshiped growing up.

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  Cook Street Gate today. One of the twelve gates in Coventry town walls where Fox received the first of his three initial "openings", his term for a vision or revelation.

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  Bosworth Field viewed from Ambion Hill, the site of the Battle of Bosworth about 5 miles from Fenny Drayton. Thomas Hodgkin surmised that Fox must have frequently wandered over this spot in prayer.

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  Cromwell was sympathetic to Fox and almost agreed to follow his teaching—but persecution of Quakers continued.

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  19th-century engraving of George Fox, based on a painting of unknown date

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  This stone in Flushing, New York, located across from the John Bowne House commemorates the place where George Fox preached a sermon on 7 June 1672.

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  Fox established a Yearly Meeting in Amsterdam for Friends in the Netherlands and German states.

Other websites

• The Writings and Life of George Fox