Howell Harris

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Jesus_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Wesleyan_Methodism
gptkbp:birthDate 1714-03-18
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Talgarth,_Wales
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Trefeca,_Wales
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Harris
gptkbp:contribution Founding_of_the_Calvinistic_Methodist_Church
gptkbp:deathDate 1773-06-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Trefeca,_Wales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Howell Harris
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Williams_Pantycelyn
gptkb:John_Wesley
gptkb:Daniel_Rowland
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Whitefield
gptkbp:knownFor Evangelical_revival_in_Wales
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_modern_Welsh_Christianity
Recognition_as_a_key_figure_in_the_Great_Awakening_in_Wales
Commemoration_in_various_churches_and_institutions_in_Wales
gptkbp:movement Methodism
gptkbp:nationality Welsh
gptkbp:nickname The Apostle of Wales
gptkbp:notableEvent Advocacy for education
Support for the poor and marginalized
First preaching in 1735
Formation of the first Methodist society in 1743
Influence on Welsh hymnody
Opposition to the established church
Promotion of lay preaching
Formation_of_the_Welsh_Calvinistic_Methodist_Church_in_1811
Establishment_of_Trefeca_College_in_1768
Preaching_tours_across_Wales
gptkbp:notableWork Methodism
gptkbp:occupation Clergyman
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Margaret_Harris
gptkb:David_Harris
gptkbp:religion Anglicanism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Harris