Roger Williams (theologian) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Roger Williams
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Died | April 19, 1683 |
(aged 79)
Spouse(s) | Mary Barnard |
Roger Williams (December 21, 1603 – April 1, 1683) was an English-American Puritan, and a Calvinist-Baptist theologian. He was widely known as a supporter of religious toleration and separation of church and state. He also supported fair dealings with Native Americans. In 1644, he received a royal charter creating the colony of Rhode Island, named for the main island in Narragansett Bay. He is believed to have started the first or second Baptist church in the United States. He is known to have left the church soon afterwards, saying, "God is too large to be housed under one roof."
Famous descendants
These are some famous descendants of Roger Williams:
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Gail Borden
- Charles Eugene Tefft
- Michelle Phillips
- Julia Ward Howe
- Sarah Palin
- Bill Gore
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Williams attended Pembroke College, Cambridge
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The Jonathan Corwin House was long purported to be Williams' residence in Salem
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The First Baptist Church in America which Williams co-founded in 1638
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In 1643, Williams published A Key into the Language of America, the first published study of an Amerindian language in English
See also
In Spanish: Roger Williams para niños