Samuel Seabury (1801-1872)
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Samuel Seabury was an American
Protestant
Episcopal clergy
man, grandson of Bishop Samuel Seabury
. He was born at New London
, Conn.
, was ordained priest in the Protestant Episcopal church (1828), was editor of The Churchman (1833–1849), rector
of the Church of the Annunciation in New York City
(1838–1868), and professor
of biblical learning in the General Theological Seminary
(1862–1872). He published:
United States
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Protestant
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
Episcopal clergy
Clergy
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man, grandson of Bishop Samuel Seabury
Samuel Seabury
Samuel Seabury was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA, and the first Bishop of Connecticut. He had been a leading Loyalist in New York City during the American Revolution.-History:Samuel Seabury was born in Groton, Connecticut in 1729...
. He was born at New London
New London, Connecticut
New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....
, Conn.
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, was ordained priest in the Protestant Episcopal church (1828), was editor of The Churchman (1833–1849), rector
Rector
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of the Church of the Annunciation in New York City
New York City
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(1838–1868), and professor
Professor
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of biblical learning in the General Theological Seminary
General Theological Seminary
The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church is a seminary of the Episcopal Church in the United States and is located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York....
(1862–1872). He published:
- The Continuity of the Church of England in the Sixteenth Century (1853)
- Supremacy and Obligation of Conscience (1860)
- American Slavery Justified (1861)
- The Theory and Use of the Church Calendar (1872)
- Discourses on the Holy Spirit (edited by his son, with memoir, 1874)