GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-001321
NameGeorge Gillespie
Title
Gendermale
DenominationChurch of Scotland
Livedb. 1613-01-21 - d. 1648-12-17 (new)
Linked Manuscripts
Linked SermonsWhy Christmas Day must not be obserued -- preacher (autograph: no)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesSt Andrews University -- Place of Study
Source of DataJeanne Shami; Adam Richter
Biographical Sources ConsultedODNB (Article: 10735)
Other NoteEither matriculated or granted M.A. from St Andrews in 1629. Member of the Westminster Assembly of Divines, where, along with other Scottish ministers, he opposed the observance of Christmas (see "Christmas Day as a Fast," Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art, vol. 56, no. 1470 [29 December 1883]: pp. 827-828).
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
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| https://books.google.ca/books?id=uCtJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA827#v=onepage&q&f=false | "Christmas Day as a Fast," Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art, vol. 56, no. 1470 (29 December 1883): pp. 827-828). |
GEMMS record createdMarch 21, 2017
GEMMS record last editedMarch 21, 2017