William J. Seymour
E359799
William J. Seymour was an African American Holiness preacher whose leadership of the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles helped launch the modern Pentecostal movement worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William J. Seymour canonical | 8 |
| William Joseph Seymour | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3457445 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: William J. Seymour Context triple: [Azusa Street Revival, ledBy, William J. Seymour]
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Moncure Daniel Conway
Moncure Daniel Conway was a 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and freethinker known for his advocacy of social reform, religious liberalism, and anti-slavery causes.
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William Carey Wright
William Carey Wright was an American minister and musician best known as the father of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Dwight L. Moody
Dwight L. Moody was a prominent 19th-century American evangelist and publisher who played a key role in the rise of modern evangelical Christianity and founded institutions such as the Moody Bible Institute.
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Absalom Jones
Absalom Jones was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman who became the first Black Episcopal priest in the United States and a pioneering leader in early Black religious and civil rights movements.
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Joseph Bates
Joseph Bates was a 19th-century American Christian reformer and early Sabbatarian leader who became a key pioneer of the Seventh-day Adventist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William J. Seymour Target entity description: William J. Seymour was an African American Holiness preacher whose leadership of the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles helped launch the modern Pentecostal movement worldwide.
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A.
Moncure Daniel Conway
Moncure Daniel Conway was a 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and freethinker known for his advocacy of social reform, religious liberalism, and anti-slavery causes.
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B.
William Carey Wright
William Carey Wright was an American minister and musician best known as the father of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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C.
Dwight L. Moody
Dwight L. Moody was a prominent 19th-century American evangelist and publisher who played a key role in the rise of modern evangelical Christianity and founded institutions such as the Moody Bible Institute.
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D.
Absalom Jones
Absalom Jones was an African-American abolitionist and clergyman who became the first Black Episcopal priest in the United States and a pioneering leader in early Black religious and civil rights movements.
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E.
Joseph Bates
Joseph Bates was a 19th-century American Christian reformer and early Sabbatarian leader who became a key pioneer of the Seventh-day Adventist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian pastor
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Holiness preacher ⓘ Pentecostal leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1922 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1905 ⓘ |
| advocated | racial integration in worship services ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Apostolic Faith newspaper
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostolic Faith newspaper
Azusa Street Revival ⓘ
surface form:
Azusa Street Mission
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| burialPlace | Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| clergyType | Protestant minister ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1870-05-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1922-09-28 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Seymour ⓘ |
| founded |
Azusa Street Revival
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostolic Faith Mission on Azusa Street
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| fullName |
William J. Seymour
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Joseph Seymour
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| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasDenomination | Holiness-Pentecostal ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charismatic Christians
ⓘ
surface form:
Charismatic movement
global Pentecostal movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Holiness teaching of Charles Fox Parham ⓘ |
| knownFor |
helping launch the modern Pentecostal movement worldwide
ⓘ
leading the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Holiness movement
ⓘ
Pentecostal churches ⓘ
surface form:
Pentecostalism
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| notableEvent | Azusa Street Revival ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
emphasis on baptism in the Holy Spirit
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emphasis on speaking in tongues as evidence of Spirit baptism ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the Azusa Street Revival ⓘ |
| occupation |
pastor
ⓘ
preacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Centerville, Louisiana, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| positionHeld | pastor of the Apostolic Faith Mission on Azusa Street ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Charles F. Parham
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surface form:
Charles Fox Parham
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Houston, Texas, United States
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Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Jennie Evans Moore ⓘ |
| startTimeOfActivity | early 1900s ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Referenced by (9)
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