Spangenberg, August Gottlieb

Spangenberg, August Gottlieb

August G. Spangenberg

Portrait of a Moravian man, right hand in vest, white cuff link. gold frame. August Gottlieb Spangenberg (1704-1792), born in Klettenberg, Germany, was a theologian in Halle, joined the Moravians in Herrnhut (1733), traveled to Georgia as the leader of the first group of Moravians to settle in America (1735). He married Eva Maria Immig, m.n. Ziegelbauer in Marienborn (1740). He held several leading positions both in Europe and America. He was consecrated a bishop in Herrnhaag (1744). He played a decisive role in the establishment of the Moravian communities in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.In 1754 he remarried Martha Elisabeth Micksch, m.n. Jähne in Bethlehem. In 1762 he returned to Europe to take a seat on the leading board of the world-wide Moravian Church. He died in Berthelsdorf.

Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, PA

1704-1792

29 1/2 x 34 1/2 " (75 x 87 cm)
25 1/8 x 30 " (64 x 76 cm)

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