Peter Bohler | |
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| Church | Moravian Church |
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| Born | December 31, 1712 |
| Died | April 27, 1775 (aged 62) London, England |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Missionary and bishop |
Peter Bohler (born Petrus Böhler; December 31, 1712 – April 27, 1775) was a German-English Moravian bishop and missionary who was influential in the Moravian Church in the Americas and England during the eighteenth century. Some people (incorrectly) spell his last name as Boehler.
Bohler was one of the many missionaries sent out to the Americas in the early 18th century by the leader of the Moravian Church, Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf. As a part of the first large scale Protestant missionary movement, Bohler spread the religion across Georgia and other American colonies.[1] In 1740, he migrated with other Moravians to Pennsylvania, where they founded the towns of Nazareth and Bethlehem.[2] Bohler was superintendent of the Moravian Church in England from 1747 to 1753 and was made a bishop of the church in 1748. Bohler came back to America and directed new Moravian settlements in the colonies from 1753 to 1764.[2]
- ^ "December 15, 1737 - Zinzendorf Ordained Peter Bohler". Christian History Institute. December 2006. Archived from the original on February 10, 2006. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
- ^ a b "Peter Böhler encyclopedia entry". Columbia University Press. 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-18.