Phoebe Palmer

Phoebe Palmer
Phoebe Palmer
Born
Phoebe Worrall

(1807-12-18)December 18, 1807
DiedNovember 2, 1874(1874-11-02) (aged 66)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)evangelist and writer
Known forco-founder of the Holiness movement within Methodist Christianity
SpouseWalter C. Palmer
ChildrenPhoebe Knapp
Parent(s)Henry Worrall and Dorothea Wade Worrall

Phoebe Palmer (December 18, 1807 – November 2, 1874) was a Methodist evangelist and writer who promoted the doctrine of Christian perfection.[1] She is considered one of the founders of the Holiness movement within Methodist Christianity.[2]

  1. ^ Van Die, Marguerite. "Palmer, Phoebe". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47031. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Balmer, Randall (18 November 2005). Protestantism in America. Columbia University Press. p. 238. ISBN 9780231507691.