Mary Mortimer (1709-1765)
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Creator
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Mortimer, Mary, 1709-1765
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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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Written in English, this document is an autobiographical spiritual memoir of Sister Mary Armit (surname uncertain), born in Leeds in 1709. Written in first person, the narrative recounts her religious upbringing in the Church of England, growing conviction of sin through Moravian preaching, and profound spiritual experience of forgiveness and salvation through Christ’s atoning blood. The memoir reflects themes of repentance, grace, inward transformation, and emotional religious awakening common to eighteenth-century Moravian autobiographical literature.
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Identifier
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Ful/SS/29
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Language
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eng
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Extent
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5 pages
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Rights Holder
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Fulneck Moravian Archives, Fulneck, England
