Michael Solomon Alexander
Michael Solomon Alexander (born May 1, 1799 in Schönlanke , Posen , † November 23, 1845 in Bilbeis near Cairo ) was the first Anglican bishop of Jerusalem .
Alexander's tombstone in the Protestant Zion Cemetery .
Alexander was Jewish and initially became a rabbi , but converted to Christianity and was baptized in Plymouth in 1825 . An Anglican priest since 1827 , he worked in the service of the Church's Ministry Among Jewish People (CMJ) in Gdansk until 1830 and then became professor of Hebrew and rabbinical literature at King's College London . On January 21, 1842 he took office as the first bishop of the Anglo-Prussian diocese of Jerusalem, founded in 1841 .
He was succeeded by Samuel Gobat .
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Alexander, Michael Salomo. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 112.
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| SURNAME | Alexander, Michael Solomon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | evangelical bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nice slim , poses |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1845 |
| Place of death | Bilbeis |