George Fox
George Fox (July 1624 O.S.[1] – 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."
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| 225px 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
- To the memory of George Fox - geograph.org.uk - 673110.jpg
Memorial to Fox near the site of his birthplace, George Fox Lane, Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire
- St Michael and All Angels, Fenny Drayton, Leics - geograph.org.uk - 387618.jpg
Medieval parish church of St Michael and All Angels, Fenny Drayton, where Fox was baptised and worshiped growing up.
- Cook Street Gate, Coventry - geograph.org.uk - 1076525.jpg
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.
- Ambion Hill view.jpg
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.
- Oliver Cromwell - Statue - Palace of Westminster - London - 240404.jpg
Cromwell was sympathetic to Fox and almost agreed to follow his teaching—but persecution of Quakers continued.
- George Fox.jpg
19th-century engraving of George Fox, based on a painting of unknown date
- George Fox Stone, Flushing, NY IMG 3655.JPG
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.
- Berckheyde, Gerrit - Dam square Amsterdam - Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Dresden).jpg
Fox established a Yearly Meeting in Amsterdam for Friends in the Netherlands and German states.
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