Leading Wesleyan Methodist. Born Manchester. Arrived in London in 1803. Regarded as the second founder of Methodism after John Wesley.
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St Margaret's Barking
Church. Originally a small chapel built outside the walls of Barking Abbey. Â Altered and enlarged in the 15th and 16th centuries. Captain Cook was married here in 1762.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Bishop and opponent of apartheid and campaigner on many other causes: AIDS, homophobia, etc.  Received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. His Wikipedia page and obituary confirm that he died, aged 90 ...
Person, Peace, Race Issues, Religion, Seriously Famous, Social Welfare, South Africa
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Alvaro del Portillo
Born Mardrid. An engineer and Roman Catholic bishop. He served as the prelate of Opus Dei between 1982 and 1994 as the successor to Escriva. Died Rome. He was beatified on 27 September 2014 in Madr...
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Rev. Charles Ensor Walters
Councillor and Chairman of the Public Health Committee of St Pancras Borough Council in 1902.
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Hospital of St Thomas of Acon
A collegiate church and hospital on the north side of Cheapside on the site now occupied by Mercers' Hall and Chapel. Founded by Thomas Fitzthebald de Heil and Agnes his wife, sister to Thomas Bec...
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