Moravians (religion)

A Moravian is a Protestant belonging to a religious movement that originated in Moravia, Czech Republic.

The Moravians in the United States

The Moravians who came to the United States in the early 1700s were immigrants originating from settlements on the estates of Count Nicolas Ludwig von Zinzendorf in present-day Germany.

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United States - 1700s - Nicolas Ludwig von Zinzendorf - Germany

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The original attempt to found a Moravian community was in Georgia, but that attempt failed. The Moravians later found a home in Pennsylvania, where the colony provided some of the greatest religious freedom to be found in the world. The towns of Bethlehem, Nazareth and Emmaus, Pennsylvania were founded as Moravian communities. Later, colonies were founded in North Carolina, starting with Wachovia, and later Bethabara, Bethania and Salem (now Winston-Salem).

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Georgia - Pennsylvania - Bethlehem - Nazareth - Emmaus - North Carolina - Wachovia - Bethabara - Bethania - Salem - Winston-Salem

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Bethlehem became the headquarters of the northern church, and Winston-Salem became the headquarters of the southern church. The Moravian denomination persists in America to this day, with congregations in eighteen states. There are also congregations in three Canadian provinces. The denomination is organized into four provinces in North America: Northern, Southern, Alaska, and Labrador. There are about 40 Moravian congregations in England.

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America - Canadian

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