John F. Young

John Freeman Young (30 October 1820 – 15 November 1885), translator of the Christmas hymn Silent Night, became the second bishop of Florida in 1867. He had earlier served as an ecumenical envoy to the Russian Orthodox Church.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Underwood, Byron Edward; "Bishop John Freeman Young, Translator of 'Stille Nacht,'" The Hymn, v. 8, no. 4, Oct. 1957, pp. 123-132.

Crushman, Joseph. A Goodly Hertiage", Florida: University of Florida Press.