Moravian Burial Ground
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The Moravian Burial Ground is the burial ground of the Moravian Congregation in London.
in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
, just off Milman Street (near Moravian Place), near Cheyne Walk and Beaufort Street.
The Moravians generally call their burial grounds 'God's Acre
'. The Fetter Lane Congregation of the Moravian Church is also known as the Fetter Lane Society
. They originally worshipped in Fetter Lane in the City, and then in Lindsey House, but this was sold in the eighteenth century. The Burial Ground was built on the site of Beaufort House stables. The replacement church was bombed in the Second World War. The Fetter Lane Moravian Church is now located on the King's Road and maintains the burial ground and chapel in its original location.
Location
The Burial Ground is located in the grounds of Lindsey HouseLindsey House
Lindsey House is a Grade II* listed villa in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is owned by the National Trust but tenanted and only open by special arrangement.-History:...
in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a central London borough of Royal borough status. After the City of Westminster, it is the wealthiest borough in England....
, just off Milman Street (near Moravian Place), near Cheyne Walk and Beaufort Street.
History
The Burial Ground was opened in 1750 and was only lightly used, with deep burials. For this reason, it was specifically exempted from the Act for closing London cemeteries of 1855. Interments were stopped in 1888, although it may still be used for ashes.The Moravians generally call their burial grounds 'God's Acre
God's Acre
God's Acre is an ancient Germanic designation for a burial ground. In his poem "God's-Acre," Henry Wadsworth Longfellow attributes the term to ancient Saxons.-In Christianity:...
'. The Fetter Lane Congregation of the Moravian Church is also known as the Fetter Lane Society
Fetter Lane Society
The Fetter Lane Society was the first flowering of the Moravian church in the UK, and an important precursor to Methodism. It is part of the British Province of the Moravian Church.-History:...
. They originally worshipped in Fetter Lane in the City, and then in Lindsey House, but this was sold in the eighteenth century. The Burial Ground was built on the site of Beaufort House stables. The replacement church was bombed in the Second World War. The Fetter Lane Moravian Church is now located on the King's Road and maintains the burial ground and chapel in its original location.
Description
The plot enclosed by walls and is divided into four portions, for married and unmarried men and women. It can be visited on Wednesday afternoon.Notable burials
- Henry, the 73rd Count of Reuss, friend and brother-in-law of Nicolaus Ludwig ZinzendorfNicolaus Ludwig ZinzendorfNikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, Imperial Count of Zinzendorf and Pottendorf, , German religious and social reformer and bishop of the Moravian Church, was born at Dresden....
- Peter BöhlerPeter BöhlerPeter Böhler or Peter Boehler was a German-born Moravian missionary and bishop who was influential in the Moravian Church in the Americas and England during the eighteenth century. Böhler was one of the many missionaries sent out to the Americas in the early 18th century by the leader of the...
, bishop and missionary - John CennickJohn CennickJohn Cennick was an early Methodist and Moravian evangelist and hymnwriter. He was born in Reading, Berkshire, England to an Anglican family and raised in the Church of England....
, evangelist and hymnwriter - James Gillray, sexton, father of the caricaturist James GillrayJames GillrayJames Gillray , was a British caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810.- Early life :He was born in Chelsea...
. - James Hutton, one of the founders of the Fetter Lane ChapelFetter Lane SocietyThe Fetter Lane Society was the first flowering of the Moravian church in the UK, and an important precursor to Methodism. It is part of the British Province of the Moravian Church.-History:...
. - Reverend Benjamin LaTrobe, father of Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
- Christian RenatusChristian Renatus von ZinzendorfChristian Renatus, Count von Zinzendorf was the charismatic leader of the Single Brethren and of Herrnhaag , a Christian religious community built near Büdingen by his father, Nicholas Ludwig, head of the Brüdergemine or Moravian Unity...
, son of Zinzendorf