Author Bio Information
Brooks, Phillips's bio information
Sunday, December 13, 1835 - Monday, January 23, 1893
Born: December 13, 1835, Boston, Massachusetts.
Died: January 23, 1893, Boston, Massachusetts.
Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts.
Brooks has been called “the greatest American preacher of the 19th Century.” He attended the Boston Latin School, Harvard University (where Phillips Brooks House was named after him) and Episcopal Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. He became an Episcopal priest in 1860, and became Rector of the Church of the Advent, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was known for his support of freeing the slaves and allowing former slaves to vote. In 1869, he became Rector of Trinity Church in Boston. In 1872, he helped design the Trinity Church building, which today stands in Boston’s Back Bay. In 1891, he became Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts.
Hymns
God Hath Sent His Angels
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Sky Can Still Remember, The
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org\bio\b\r\o\brooks_p.html
Died: January 23, 1893, Boston, Massachusetts.
Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts.
Brooks has been called “the greatest American preacher of the 19th Century.” He attended the Boston Latin School, Harvard University (where Phillips Brooks House was named after him) and Episcopal Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. He became an Episcopal priest in 1860, and became Rector of the Church of the Advent, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was known for his support of freeing the slaves and allowing former slaves to vote. In 1869, he became Rector of Trinity Church in Boston. In 1872, he helped design the Trinity Church building, which today stands in Boston’s Back Bay. In 1891, he became Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts.
Hymns
God Hath Sent His Angels
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Sky Can Still Remember, The
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org\bio\b\r\o\brooks_p.html
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