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James Nayler (or Naylor; 1618–1660) was an English Quaker leader. He was among the members of the Valiant Sixty, a group of early Quaker preachers and missionaries. In 1656, Nayler achieved national notoriety when he re-enacted Christ's Palm Sunday entry into Jerusalem by entering Bristol on a horse. He was imprisoned and charged ...
28 de mar. de 2024 · James Nayler (born 1618, Ardsley, Yorkshire, England—died October 1660, London) was one of the most prominent early English Quakers. Nayler served in the Parliamentary army (1642–51) in the English Civil Wars and was for two years quartermaster under the general John Lambert.
Nayler became the most prominent of the travelling Quaker evangelists known as the "Valiant Sixty"; he attracted many converts and was considered a skilled theological debater. He led much of the work in London and the south of England, especially when George Fox was in prison.
James Nayler (o Naylor; 1618-1660) fue un líder cuáquero inglés. Estaba entre los miembros de Valiant Sixty, un grupo de los primeros predicadores y misioneros cuáqueros. En 1656, Nayler alcanzó notoriedad nacional cuando recreó la entrada de Cristo en Jerusalén el Domingo de Ramos entrando a Bristol a caballo.
12 de oct. de 2023 · Subscribe. Overview. Transcript. Credits. On a cold, rainy day in October 1656, early Quaker leader James Nayler rode into the city of Bristol on a horse. He was surrounded by his followers singing “hosanna” and laying garments in his path in a re-enactment of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem.
1 de dic. de 2008 · Abstract. James Nayler was perhaps the most articulate theologian and political spokesman of the earliest Quaker movement. He was part of a West Yorkshire group of radicals who added revolutionary impetus to George Fox’s apocalyptic preaching of Christ’s coming in the bodies of common men and women.
23 de may. de 2018 · Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. Nayler, James (ca. 1617-1660) An English religious leader of the seventeenth century. He was born around 1617 in the diocese of York and served for a time in the army before joining the Quakers where his discourses gained for him a reputation for sanctity.
