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Evelyn Underhill

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Evelyn Underhill was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist who lived from 1875 to 1941 and was known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, particularly Christian mysticism; her best known work is Mysticism, published in 1911.

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Gender
Female 2
Life
Lifespan or Floruit
from 1875 1
Manner of Death
Died of natural causes 2
Classification
Nationality
United Kingdom 1
Veneration Status
Historically Significant but Not Venerated 2
Attestation
Historicity
Historically attested 1
Traditions Revering This Figure
Christianity 2
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Source Wikipedia: Evelyn Underhill

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Source Wikipedia: Evelyn UnderhillArticle texttier 2
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Underhill was educated at home, except for three years at a private school in Folkestone, and subsequently read history and botany at King's College London.
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1. Wikipedia: Evelyn Underhill
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  • Nationality, from source article
    Evelyn Underhill was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice.
  • lead paragraph
    (6 December 1875-15 June 1941)
  • Lead section: historicity
    Evelyn Underhill (6 December 1875-15 June 1941) was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism.
  • Belongs to Tradition: Christianity, Lead section
    was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism.
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2. Evelyn Underhill, Structured Record (Wikidata Q454734)
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