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John Stark Ravenscroft

John Stark Ravenscroft, elected Episcopal bishop of North Carolina in 1823, encouraged the forming of a church in Hillsborough and gave his blessing to William Mercer Green as first rector of St. Matthew's in 1825. He consecrated the new brick church on May 21, 1826, during the diocesan convention it hosted.

Source: St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Hillsborough: A Brief History of St. Matthew's (Cronenberg, 2018)

1772–1830 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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A review of the sermon preached before the Bible Society of N. Carolina : on Sunday, December 12, 1824, by the Right Reverend John S. Ravenscroft, Bishop of the Diocese of N. Carolina

Witherspoon, John, 1790-1853 · 1825

John Witherspoon's published review of a sermon that Bishop John Stark Ravenscroft preached before the Bible Society of North Carolina on Sunday, 12 December 1824. Printed at Hillsborough in 1825, the review concerns a church controversy. Witherspoon lived from 1790 to 1853.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the UNC record: Ravenscroft, John Stark, 1772-1830.

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Ravenscroft, John Stark: photographs (Chapel Hill Historical Society)

Sketched portrait of John Stark Ravenscroft, the first Episcopal bishop of North Carolina, reproduced as a photograph. Undated, from the Chapel Hill Historical Society's Prints and Photographs Collection.

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  1. St. Matthew's Church in Hillsborough is consecrated under its first rector, William Mercer Green William Mercer Green became first rector of the reorganized St. Matthew's parish in 1825, the year work began on its brick church; state architect William Nichols and brickmaker John Berry were among the builders. Bishop John Stark Ravenscroft consecrated the church on May 21, 1826, during the diocesan convention it hosted. People: John Berry, John Stark Ravenscroft, William NicholsSearch the index · St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Hillsborough: From the Abundance of God's Grace: A Brief History of St. Matthew's Parish, 1752-2017
  2. The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina holds its convention in Hillsborough for the first time Bishop John Stark Ravenscroft, eight clergy and lay delegates from ten parishes met in Hillsborough in May 1826, gathering in the newly finished St. Matthew's Church, which was consecrated on the Sunday of the session. St. Matthew's sent Thomas Ruffin, William Norwood, Francis L. Hawks and James S. Smith as its delegates. People: John Stark Ravenscroft, William Mercer Green, Thomas Ruffin, William Norwood, Francis L. Hawks, James Strudwick SmithSearch the index · Joseph W. Murphy, A Sermon-Sketch of the History of St. Matthew's Parish, Hillsboro, N.C. (1900), scan p. 25
  3. James H. Otey, later bishop of Tennessee, is ordained priest in St. Matthew's Church Bishop Ravenscroft ordained James H. Otey to the priesthood in St. Matthew's Church, Hillsborough, on testimonials from Christ Church, Nashville. Otey heads Murphy's 1890 list of the seven men ordained at the St. Matthew's chancel. People: John Stark RavenscroftSearch the index · Joseph W. Murphy, A Sermon-Sketch of the History of St. Matthew's Parish, Hillsboro, N.C. (1900), scan p. 32
  4. Bishop Ravenscroft consecrates Salem Chapel, built by Duncan Cameron near his home Duncan Cameron paid for a chapel near his residence in Orange County for his household and neighbors, standing by 1825 and still unfinished when the bishop preached in it in May 1826. After Cameron executed the deeds, Bishop Ravenscroft consecrated it as Salem Chapel on Sunday, October 7, 1827, assisted by Mr. Wright of Salisbury and by William Mercer Green, who served it from Hillsborough. People: John Stark Ravenscroft, William Mercer GreenSearch the index · Joseph W. Murphy, A Sermon-Sketch of the History of St. Matthew's Parish, Hillsboro, N.C. (1900), scan p. 31

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