William Porcher DuBose | |
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Priest, Theologian | |
Born | April 11, 1836 Winnsboro, South Carolina, US |
Died | August 18, 1918 Sewanee, Tennessee, US |
Resting place | The University of the South cemetery |
Venerated in | Episcopal Church (USA) (formerly) |
Feast | formerly 18 August (removed June 27, 2024) |
William Porcher DuBose (April 11, 1836 – August 18, 1918) was an American priest, author, and theologian in the Episcopal Church in the United States. After service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, in which he became a chaplain in his cousin's regiment, DuBose served as a Professor, Chaplain, and Dean of Theology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.[1][2] Later he served as Chaplain at Fairmount College in Monteagle, Tennessee (currently the DuBose Conference Center, named after William Porcher DuBose) and as priest-in-charge at the nearby Chapel of the Holy Comforter.[3][4]