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22 de abr. de 2024 · Feb. 12, 1878, Edinburgh (aged 71) Alexander Duff (born April 26, 1806, Moulin, Perthshire, Scot.—died Feb. 12, 1878, Edinburgh) was the Church of Scotland’s first missionary to India, highly influential on later missionary endeavours through his promotion of higher education. Duff was twice shipwrecked before reaching Calcutta ...
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5 de may. de 2024 · Married 1889, Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1849 –1912) and had 3 children: Alistair Duff, Marquess of Macduff (1890–1890) Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891 –1959) Princess Maud of the United Kingdom (1893 –1945) Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom: July 6, 1868: December 3, 1935
28 de abr. de 2024 · How a shipwrecked Bible changed India forever. Alexander Duff: The man who brought Education and Christianity to India
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24 de abr. de 2024 · General José Francisco de San Martin y Matorras was a name to be conjured with in Banff early in the nineteenth century. This general became a great friend of James, the 4 th Earl Fife, after they met during the Peninsular Wars in Spain.
26 de abr. de 2024 · On this day, April 26, 1806, Alexander Duff was born in Perthshire in Scotland. The boy, who would win such a name for patient and enthusiastic faith as a man, grew up on a small farm. His father farmed but also had a heart for the things of God. He was among those influenced by Charles Simeon, the evangelical chaplain of Cambridge.
26 de abr. de 2024 · Friday, April 26, 2024. Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Alexander Duff, a Scottish Missionary to India. It is the 26th of April 2024. Welcome to the Christian History Almanac, brought to you by 1517 at 1517.org; I’m Dan van Voorhis. Sometimes, the accidents of history and the Almanac topics come together as they have for ...
4 de may. de 2024 · Five months later, on 19 March 1286, Alexander's horse stumbled and he fell from a cliff near Kinghorn, Fife. The king was killed, leaving the Scots to mourn an energetic, effective monarch who had brought them peace and prosperity.
