Henry Maurice (minister)
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Henry Maurice was a Welsh Anglican
priest who became an Independent minister.
, Wales and educated at Jesus College, Oxford
. He was ordained and served after the Restoration as vicar of Bromfield, Shropshire
, Shropshire
and rector
of Mellteyrn
, Caernarfonshire
. After becoming rector of Church Stretton
in 1668, he had by June 1671 become a Dissenter, preaching widely in Shropshire and Wales. He has been described as "one of the most virile Puritan propagators of the second generation." His industry and preaching led to the Independent churches in his area becoming numerically strong. He died on 30 July 1682.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
priest who became an Independent minister.
Life
Maurice was born in 1634 in the parish of AberdaronAberdaron
Aberdaron is a community and former fishing village at the western tip of the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It lies west of Pwllheli and south west of Caernarfon, and has a population of 1,019. It is sometimes referred to as the "Land's End of Wales"...
, Wales and educated at Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
. He was ordained and served after the Restoration as vicar of Bromfield, Shropshire
Bromfield, Shropshire
Bromfield is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.According to the 2001 census it had a population of 306.-Location:Bromfield is located near the market town of Ludlow, two miles north of the town on the A49 road....
, Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
and rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of Mellteyrn
Mellteyrn
Sarn Meyllteyrn is a village and former civil parish located to the West of the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It lies 8.4 miles west of Pwllheli and 24.3 miles south west of Caernarfon. The village is often referred to simply as Sarn...
, Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire
Caernarfonshire , historically spelled as Caernarvonshire or Carnarvonshire in English during its existence, was one of the thirteen historic counties, a vice-county and a former administrative county of Wales....
. After becoming rector of Church Stretton
Church Stretton
Church Stretton is a small town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the town was recorded as 2,789 in 2001, whilst the population of the wider parish was recorded as 4,186...
in 1668, he had by June 1671 become a Dissenter, preaching widely in Shropshire and Wales. He has been described as "one of the most virile Puritan propagators of the second generation." His industry and preaching led to the Independent churches in his area becoming numerically strong. He died on 30 July 1682.