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| birth_date = 28 June 1703 | | birth_date = 28 June 1703 or [[wikipedia:Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates|O.S.]] 17 June | ||
| birth_place= [[wikipedia:Epworth, Lincolnshire|Epworth, Lincolnshire]], [[wikipedia:England|England]] | | birth_place= [[wikipedia:Epworth, Lincolnshire|Epworth, Lincolnshire]], [[wikipedia:England|England]] | ||
| death_date = March 1791 (aged 87) | | death_date = March 1791 (aged 87) | ||
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John Wesley
| Honorific prefix | The Reverend |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 28 June 1703 or O.S. 17 June |
| Birth Place | Epworth, Lincolnshire, England |
| Death Date | March 1791 (aged 87) |
| Death Place | London, England |
| Occupation | Cleric, theologian, academic (Lincoln College, Oxford), author |
| Spouse | div. Mary Vazeille (1751-1758) |
| Parents | Samuel Wesley (poet, died 1735) (father), Susanna Wesley (mother) |
| Other Relatives | Samuel Wesley (brother), Mehetabel Wesley Wright (sister), Charles Wesley (brother) |
| Tradition / Movement | Methodism, Wesleyanism–Arminianism |
John Wesley (28 June 1703 (O.S. 17 June) – 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day.
