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Object Name |
500th Anniversary of the Moravian Church |
Object ID# |
MC 0502 |
Date |
AD 1457-1957 |
Description |
centre symbol Conquered Lamb. legend round Our Lamb has conquered Let us follow Him Czechoslovakian Christians banded together in the fifteenth century in the interests of simple ascetic, pacifistic Christianity. Christians of Moravia and Bohemia who opposed Roman Catholic corruption early in the medieval period and were aided by John Huss and Nicholas Zinzendorf. The largest group is the Moravian Church in the United States. The name Moravia is the name by which the Unitas Fratrum is known in the U.S.A. Coming to America in 1734, the Moravian Church stresses "in essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, in all things charity." It also emphasizes divine love, Biblical teaching, pacifism, the witness of the Spirit, the separation of church and state, and evangelism. There is a decennial gathering of Moravians from all parts of the world. Baker’s Pocket Dictionary of Religious Terms, Donald T. Kauffman, Editor, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1975, pg 79 (Bohemian Brethren or Moravian Brethren) & pg 317 (Moravian Church & Moravians). |
Place of Origin |
Moravians to Canada |
Medium |
Plate |
Material |
China (orig. and copy) |
Dimensions Details |
Diameter 230 mm |