Anthony Norris Groves
British missionary (1795-1853) · Writers · Died at 58
Anthony Norris Groves was an English Protestant missionary, who has been called the "father of faith missions". He launched the first Protestant mission to Arabic-speaking Muslims, and settled in Baghdad, Ottoman Empire; and later in southern India.
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His ideas influenced a circle of friends who became leaders in the Plymouth Brethren. Among these were George Müller, who had married Groves's sister Mary, as well as John Nelson Darby and John Vesey Parnell, 2nd Baron Congleton.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1795 to 1853 · aged 58
