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The Wesley Brothers of Oxford University (1700s)

Charles and John Wesley founded the Methodist movement in 1729 ( at Oxford University) Charles (born prematurely in 1707) was the younger brother of John! (born in 1703) Charles was the main hym­nist in the family, but John also trans­lat­ed a number of hymns (most­ly Ger­man) him­self. John be­gan stu­dy­ing the Ger­man lang­uage on board […]