David Nitschmann der Bischof
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David Nitschmann der Bischof (David Nitschmann the Bishop, December 18, 1695/1696, Zauchtenthal/Suchdol nad Odrou, Northern Moravia - October 5, 1772, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA) was a missionary of the Moravian Brethren (Märische Brüder), and the first "Bishop" (Bischof der Brüdergemeine).
In 1735 in Berlin, he was appointed as the first Bishop of the Herrnhuter Brüder by Daniel Ernst Jablonski.
He landed at Philadelphia, in 1741 [1].
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- http://www.famousamericans.net/davidnitschmann/
- (Papers of David Nitschmann (Bishop) (PDF)
- http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/z/zinzendorf_n_l.shtml (German)
- http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/hst/northamerican/TheMoraviansinGeorgia/chap6.html
- http://www.geocities.com/janet_ariciu/Linebaugh.html
- http://hometown.aol.com/rechcigl/myhomepage/faith.html
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