Agapemonites
Sign in to saveThe Agapemonites or Community of The Son of Man was a religious cult or sect that existed in England from 1846 to 1956. It was named from the meaning "abode of love". The Agapemone community was founded by the Reverend Henry Prince in Spaxton, Somerset. The sect also built a church in Upper Clapton, London, and briefly had bases in Stoke-by-Clare in Suffolk, Brighton and Weymouth.
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11 sectionsContents
- Henry James Prince
- Followers
- Spaxton
- Upper Clapton
- John Hugh Smyth-Pigott
- Background
- Smyth-Pigott at Agapemone
- Books about the sect
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Agapemonites or Community of The Son of Man was a religious cult or sect that existed in England from 1846 to 1956. It was named from the meaning "abode of love". The Agapemone community was founded by the Reverend Henry Prince in Spaxton, Somerset. The sect also built a church in Upper Clapton, London, and briefly had bases in Stoke-by-Clare in Suffolk, Brighton and Weymouth.
The ideas of the community were based on the theories of various German religious mystics and its primary object was the spiritualisation of the matrimonial state. The Church of England had dismissed Prince earlier in his career for his radical teachings. The Agapemonites predicted the imminent return of Jesus Christ. According to newspaper accounts, Prince's successor, John Hugh Smyth-Pigott, declared himself Jesus Christ's reincarnation.
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