Charles Wesley
Sign in to saveEnglish Methodist and hymn writer (1707-1788)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1707-12-18 ) 18 December 1707, Epworth , Lincolnshire , England
- Died
- 29 March 1788 (1788-03-29) (aged 80), London , England
- Education
- Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford
- Occupations
- Cleric , hymnist , poet
- Spouse
- Sarah Wesley ( née Gwynne)
- Children
- 8, including Samuel Wesley
- Parent s
- Samuel and Susanna Wesley
- Relatives
- Samuel Wesley (brother), Mehetabel Wesley Wright (sister), John Wesley (brother)
- Church
- Church of England
- Congregations served
- New Room, Bristol
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Family name
- Wesley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Epworth
- Place of death
- London
- Father
- Samuel Wesley
- Mother
- Susanna Wesley
- Occupation
- cleric
- Educated at
- Westminster School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Image
- Charles Wesley.jpg
- Number of children
- 8
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- Commons category
- Charles Wesley
- date of birth
- 1707-12-18
- date of death
- 1788-03-29
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- place of burial
- London
- student
- Benjamin Carr
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- Charles Wesley
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Wesley (18 December 1707 – 29 March 1788) was an English Anglican cleric and a principal leader of the Methodist movement. Wesley was a prolific hymnwriter who wrote over 6,500 hymns during his lifetime. His works include "And Can It Be", "O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing", "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today", "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling", the carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", and "Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending".
Wesley was born in Epworth, Lincolnshire, the son of Anglican cleric and poet Samuel Wesley and his wife Susanna. He was a younger brother of Methodist founder John Wesley and Anglican cleric Samuel Wesley the Younger. He was the father of musician Samuel Wesley and the grandfather of musician Samuel Sebastian Wesley.
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