Grace Thornton (1736-1770)
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Creator
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Thornton, Grace, 1736-1770
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Publisher
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Moravian Lives Project
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Type
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Text
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Format
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image/jpg
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Description
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This autobiographical memoir recounts the life and spiritual journey of Grace Thornton (1736–1770), a Moravian “Single Sister” raised in a deeply religious environment. Born in Mirfield and baptized in the Church of England, she attended prayer meetings from childhood and later became closely connected with the Moravian community at Fulneck, where she joined the girls’ choir and devoted herself to religious life. Throughout the account, Grace writes honestly about her struggles with pride, vanity, loneliness, temptation, and periods of spiritual darkness, while continually seeking comfort through prayer, worship, scripture, and faith in Christ. Despite emotional and physical suffering, she describes moments of spiritual renewal and increasing trust in God. The narrative concludes with her final illness and peaceful preparation for death, portraying her as calm, joyful, and spiritually comforted as she died among members of her religious community in the 35th year of her age in 1770.
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Identifier
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Ful/3/37
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Language
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eng
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Extent
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4 pages
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Rights Holder
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Fulneck Moravian Archives, Fulneck, England
