Christine Eleonore Seidel (1707-1763)

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Title: Christine Eleonore Seidel (1707-1763) See all items with this value
Alternative Title: Christiane Eleonora Seidel
Creator: Seidel, Christine Eleonore, (1707-1763)
Publisher: Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Date: 1763 See all items with this value
Type: Text
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Description: Christine Eleonore Seidel (1707–1782), née Peüffel, was born on May 20, 1707, in Silesia to a deeply religious family whose mother's devotion left a lasting impression on her. After years of spiritual searching, dissatisfaction with worldly life, and struggles to find peace, she became drawn to the Moravian movement and eventually joined the congregation at Berthelsdorf and Herrnhut, where she experienced a profound religious awakening and assurance of faith. She served the Moravian Church in various capacities for more than three decades, including leadership roles among the Single Sisters, and was remembered for her humility, devotion, compassion, and steadfast commitment to Christ. In her final years she expressed an increasing longing to be with her Savior, and after a brief but painful illness she died peacefully in March 1782, surrounded by fellow believers who viewed her death as a joyful homegoing.
Subject: Seidel, Christine Eleonore
Moravians--Biography
Women--Biography
Autobiographies See all items with this value
Identifier: MemBeth 0138
Place: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Litowiz, Misonie
Herrnhut, Saxony (Germany) See all items with this value
Language: English
German
Extent: 12 pages
Rights Holder: Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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