Moravians

The Oxford Companion to Irish History | 2007 | 700+ words | Copyright

Moravians. Part episcopally organized ancient church, part revivalistic sect, and part interconfessional renewal movement, the Moravians played a pivotal role in the international ‘Great Awakening’ of the 18th century. Their roots in Ireland go back to the Moravian evangelist John Cennick, who was instrumental in the formation of over 200 religious societies, mostly in Co. Antrim, in the 1740s and 1750s. Thereafter, Moravianism declined in importance despite, or possibly because of, the establishment of a Moravian model village called Gracehill at Ballykennedy. Moravians acquired a formidable reputation as educationalists and pietists, but they were never able to fulfil the evangelistic promise of their first decade in Ireland.

David Hempton

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