Charles Wesley Sr.

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation Methodist movement
gptkbp:associatedWith Methodism
gptkbp:born 1708
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_Wesley
gptkb:Samuel_Wesley
gptkb:Mary_Wesley
gptkb:Sarah_Wesley
gptkb:Charles_Wesley_Jr.
Emilia_Wesley
Martha_Wesley
gptkbp:contributedTo Christian_literature
gptkbp:contribution Evangelical revival
gptkbp:culturalImpact Hymn singing in churches
gptkbp:died 1788
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkbp:famousFor Hymns
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Methodist_Church
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Founding_figure_of_Methodism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Wesley Sr.
gptkbp:influence Christian_music
gptkbp:influenced Wesleyan theology
Contemporary_Christian_music
gptkbp:influencedBy Anglicanism
gptkbp:inspiration Modern worship music
Wesleyan hymnody
gptkbp:knownFor Hymn writing
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Hymnody
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:John_Wesley
gptkb:Samuel_Wesley
gptkb:Mary_Wesley
gptkb:Susanna_Wesley
gptkb:Sarah_Wesley
gptkb:Charles_Wesley_Jr.
Emilia_Wesley
Martha_Wesley
gptkbp:notableEvent Promotion of personal piety
Formation of the Methodist Church
Hymn singing in the 18th century
Impact on hymnody and worship practices
Spread_of_Methodism_in_America
Establishment_of_Methodist_societies
Evangelical_revival_in_Britain
Influence_on_British_religious_life
gptkbp:notableWork Hymns_and_Sacred_Poems
gptkbp:occupation Methodist leader
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Epworth,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Susanna_Wesley
gptkbp:title Hymn writer
gptkbp:wrote Over 6,500 hymns