Mary Baker Eddy
Summary
Mary Baker Eddy (July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was the founder of the Christian Science religion. She and others credited her with the ability to heal instantaneously. Married three times, she took the name Mary Baker Glover from her first marriage. She was also known from her third marriage as Mary Baker Glover Eddy or Mary Baker G. Eddy.Mary Baker Eddy, the youngest of the six children of Abigail and Mark Baker, was born in Bow, New Hampshire. Although she was raised a Congregationalist, she rejected teachings such as predestination and original sin. She suffered chronic illness and developed a strong interest in the biblical accounts of early Christian healing.Starting at the age of eight, Eddy began to hear voices calling her name and would go to her mother only to be told she had not been called.
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