Mary Baker Eddy

Mary Baker Eddy (July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was the founder of Christian Science, a new religious movement, in the United States in the latter half of the 19th century.Eddy wrote the movement's textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (first published 1875), and in 1879 founded the Church of Christ, Scientist. She also founded the Christian Science Publishing Society (1898), which continues to publish a number of periodicals, including The Christian Science Monitor (1908).

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Mary Baker Eddy
Alias (AKA)
Mary Baker Glover Mary Patterson Mary Baker Glover Eddy Mary Baker G. Eddy
Baker Mary Morse (birth name); Glover Mary Baker (from first marriage); Eddy Mary Baker Glover (occasional form)
Birth dateJuly 16, 1821
Birth nameMary Morse Baker
Birth place
Bow New Hampshire
Date of deathDecember 03, 1910
Place of death
Newton Massachusetts
Resting place
Cambridge Massachusetts , Mount Auburn Cemetery
Known for
The First Church of Christ Scientist
Christian Science

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