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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Richards, Kirby Don |
| Title, Analytic | From Transylvania to Pennsylvania: Johannes Kelpius |
| Journal Title | Yearbook of the Society for German-American Studies |
| Date of Publication | 2020 |
| Volume ID | 55 |
| Location in Work | 133-161 |
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| Abstract | Johannes Kelpius was a mystic philosopher born in Siebenburgen, Transylvania, Germany, in 1673. In 1694 Kelpius and several other followers of a mystical faith arrived in America and established themselves in near Wissahickon Creek, Pennsylvania, in a community known as Woman in the Wilderness, based on Revelations in the Bible. Kelpius died in Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1708. |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Call Number | Digital file |
| MKI Terms | Kelpius, Johannes, 1667-1708/ Biographies/ German Americans -- Pennsylvania/ 18th century/ Religion |