Susanna Wesley

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Susanna Wesley

Susanna Wesley (born January 20, 1669 , † July 23, 1742 ) was the mother of John and Charles Wesley and the wife of Samuel Wesley . She is also known as the "mother of Methodism " as she greatly influenced John and Charles Wesley through her upbringing.

Susanna Wesley's works are published by Oxford University Press.

family

Susanna Wesley was born Susanna Annesley in 1669. She was the last of 25 children. Her father was the Puritan pastor Samuel Annesley , a relative of Arthur Annesley , the first Earl of Anglesey. Susanna left her father's Church at the age of 13 and joined the Church of England .

On November 11, 1688, she married Samuel Wesley . Samuel was 26 years old at the time, Susanna 19 years old.

Wesley was the mother of 19 children, nine of whom died in infancy. When Susanna Wesley died, only eight of her children were still alive.

Susanna Wesley took care of the upbringing of her children: She taught them six hours a day. They learned the Lord's Prayer as soon as they could talk. They learned to read at the age of five and began the day with a chapter of the Bible and a psalm , followed by grammar , math , history , geography , authors such as John Milton and William Shakespeare , all following a learning method developed by Susanna Wesley. The girls were given the same lessons as the boys, and John's sister was able to read the Greek New Testament by the age of eight . In addition, Susanna paid great attention to discipline and decent behavior.

literature

  • Charles Ludwig: Mother of John and Charles: Susanna Wesley. Milford: Mott Media, 1984.
  • Michael McMullen: Prayers and Meditations of Susanna Wesley. Peterborough: Methodist Publishing House, 2000.
  • Samuel J. Rogal: The Epworth Women: Susanna Wesley and her Daughters .
  • JB Wakeley: Anecdotes of the Wesleys: Illustrative of Their Character and Personal History . New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1869.
  • John A. Newton : Susanna: Susanna Wesley and the Puritan Tradition in Methodism . ISBN 0716205629 .
  • Susanna Wesley: The Complete Writings . Oxford University Press. 1997. ISBN 9780195074376

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Susan Pellowe: Susanna Wesley Biography ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.susanpellowe.com archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved on Feb. 4, 2007.
  2. ↑ Beverly Whitaker: Susanna Wesley . Retrieved February 4, 2007.
personal data
SURNAME Wesley, Susanna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Annesley, Susanna (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English pastor's wife, mother of John and Charles Wesley
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1669
DATE OF DEATH July 23, 1742