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Spangenberg, Augustus Gottlieb 1704-1792
Clergyman; born in Kletlenberg, Germany, July 15, 1704; was a benevolent teacher and helper of poor children.
Joining the Moravians in 1733, he was sent as a missionary to the West Indies and North America in 1735.
He established a colony in Georgia, and received a grant of land from the trustees.
He was the founder of Bethlehem, a Moravian settlement in Pennsylvania, and in 1743 lie was made bishop.
He crossed the Atlantic Ocean several times togrant of land from the trustees.
He was the founder of Bethlehem, a Moravian settlement in Pennsylvania, and in 1743 lie was made bishop.
He crossed the Atlantic Ocean several times to look after the Church in America, and on the death of Count Zinzendorf, in 1760, he was called to the supreme council of the sect.
In 1764 he was appointed supreme inspector in Upper Alsatia.
In 1789 Bishop Spangenberg became president of the general directory.
He died in Berthelsdorf, Saxony, Sept. 18, 1792.