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William J. Seymour

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Gender Male
Death101 years ago
Date of birth May 2,1870
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Centerville
Louisiana
United States
Date of died September 28,1922
DiedLos Angeles
California
United States
Place of burialEvergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States
Job Preacher
Evangelist
Education God's Bible School & College
SpousJenny Evans Moore, 1906–1922, (his death)
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ID429170
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William J. Seymour Life story


William Joseph Seymour was an African-American holiness preacher who initiated the Azusa Street Revival, an influential event in the rise of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements. He was the second of eight children born to emancipated slaves and raised Catholic in extreme poverty in Louisiana.

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