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Mary Baker Eddy
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American founder of Christian Science (1821–1910)
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Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910) was an American writer, author, and theologian. Born Mary Morse Baker in Bow, she was a patient of and influenced by Phineas Quimby. She is recognized as the author of works including *Retrospection and introspection*, *Miscellaneous writings*, *No and yes*, *Christian healing and the people's idea of God*, and *A Complete Concordance*. Her writings are held in the collection of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Eddy was a citizen of the United States and spoke English. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. She died of pneumonia from natural causes in Chestnut Hill and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1821
- Died
- 1910
- Works
- 462
Top works
- Retrospection and introspection
- Miscellaneous writings
- No and yes
- Christian healing and the people's idea of God
- A Complete Concordance
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Key facts
- Born
- Mary Morse Baker , ( 1821-07-16 ) July 16, 1821, Bow, New Hampshire , U.S.
- Died
- December 3, 1910 (1910-12-03) (aged 89), Newton, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Resting place
- Mount Auburn Cemetery , Cambridge, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Other names
- Mary Baker Glover, Mary Patterson, Mary Baker Glover Eddy, Mary Baker G. Eddy
- Known for
- Founder of Christian Science
- Notable work
- Science and Health (1875)
- Spouses
- George Washington Glover ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1843 ; died 1844 ) Daniel Patterson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1853 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1873 ) Asa Gilbert Eddy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. January 1, 1877</span>"}]]}'>1877 ; died 1882 )
- Children
- George Washington Glover II
- Parent
- Mark Baker (father) Abigail Ambrose Baker (mother)
- Relatives
- Henry M. Baker (cousin)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Patterson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bow
- Place of death
- Chestnut Hill
- Occupation
- theologian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Christian Science
- Movement
- Christian Science
- Image
- Mary Baker Eddy page 896-897.jpg
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- place of burial
- Mount Auburn Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1821-00-00
- date of death
- 1910-00-00
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- Mary Baker Eddy
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- patient of
- Phineas Quimby
- has works in the collection
- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- name in native language
- Mary Baker Eddy
- birth name
- Mary Morse Baker
- influenced by
- Phineas Quimby
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Mary Baker Eddy (née Baker; July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was an American religious leader and author, who in 1879 founded The Church of Christ, Scientist, the Mother Church of the Christian Science movement. She also founded The Christian Science Monitor in 1908, and three religious magazines: the Christian Science Sentinel, The Christian Science Journal, and The Herald of Christian Science.
Eddy wrote numerous books and articles, most notably the 1875 book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, selected as one of the "75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World" by the Women's National Book Association. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995. Other works Eddy authored include Manual of The Mother Church, and a collection of varied writings that were consolidated posthumously into a book called Prose Works.
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