Mary Baker Eddy
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.
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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]
Mary Baker Eddy Media
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Eddy's birthplace in Bow, New Hampshire
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Mark Baker (d. 1865) of Bow, New Hampshire, father of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science, from a tintype
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The Congregational Church in Tilton, New Hampshire, which Eddy attended
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Mary Baker G. Eddy (1821–1910), founder of Christian Science
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Elizabeth Patterson Duncan Baker, Mark Baker's second wife
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Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science, from a tintype given to Mrs. Sarah Crosby in the summer of 1864.
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Dr. Daniel Patterson, dentist, second husband of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science. Both lived in New Hampshire or Massachusetts around the time of their marriage.
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Eddy in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1871
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Photograph of Sarah G. Crosby, a friend of Mary Baker Eddy
References
- ↑ "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
- Mary Baker Eddy Library
- The Mary Baker Eddy Science Institute
- Mary Baker Eddy and Basic teachings of Christian Science, christianscience.com
- The Longyear Museum
