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George Fox, English preacher and missionary and founder of the Society of Friends (or Quakers). His personal religious experience made him hostile to church conventions and established his reliance on what he saw as ‘inner light,’ or God-given inspiration over scriptural authority or creeds.
6 de abr. de 2020 · Known For: 17th-century English preacher, missionary, and founder of the Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers or Friends Church. Born: July 1624, in Drayton-in-the-Clay (now Fenny Drayton), Leicestershire, England. Parents: Christopher Fox and Mary Lago. Died: January 13, 1691 in London, England. Spouse: Margaret Fell Fox.
Occupation. Founder and religious leader of Quakers. Signature. George Fox (July 1624 [2] – 13 January 1691) was an English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and war.
. George Fox. (Unknown - 1691/01/13) George Fox. Místico inglés. Nació en julio de 1624 en Drayton-in-the-Clay, Leicestershire. Siendo un zapatero protestante predica su doctrina por primera vez en 1647. Al principio se llamaron " Amigos ".
George Fox (Leicestershire, Reino de Inglaterra; julio de 1624 - Londres, 13 de enero de 1691) fue un disidente inglés fundador de la Sociedad Religiosa de Amigos, cuyos miembros son comúnmente conocidos como "cuáqueros".
George Fox, (born July 1624, Drayton-in-the-Clay, Leicestershire, Eng.—died Jan. 13, 1691, London), English preacher and founder of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. The son of a weaver, he left home at age 18 in search of religious experience.
A brief biography of George Fox, associate of William Penn, founder of the city of Philadelphia and the State of Pennsylvania, and champion of religious freedom.
