3 September 1847 A.D. Birth of James Hannington—Anglican Missionary (When Anglicans Believed in Biblical Missions & Evangelism).
3 September 1847 A.D. Birth of James Hannington—Anglican Missionary (When Anglicans Believed in Biblical Missions & Evangelism). Think Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Nigeria James Hannington (3 September 1847 – 29 October 1885) was an Anglican missionary, saint and martyr. He was the first Anglican bishop of East Africa. Contents • 1 Background • 2 Early life • 3 Ministry • 4 See also • 5 References • 6 Further reading • 7 External links Background The nineteenth century was a century of missionary expansion. Fired by evangelical zeal, missionaries pushed through African jungles and deserts, learned local languages, and braved pestilential climates to create schools, hospitals, and churches. Some were killed, others contracted debilitating diseases, but by the century's end a global missionary presence was in place. Disease and martyrdom claimed great numbers.[1] Early life Hannington was born on 3 September 1847 at Hurstpierpoint in Sussex, England, about...