Frédéric Monod (17 May 1794, in

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- 30 December 1863, in Paris) was a French

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pastor. He was the older brother of minister

Adolphe Monod Adolphe-Louis-Frédéric-Théodore Monod (21 January 1802 – 6 April 1856) was a French Protestant churchman. His elder brother was Frédéric Monod. He was born in Copenhagen, where his father, Jean Monod (Sept. 5, 1765 – April 23, 1836; himse ...

. He was born citizen of the

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, and obtained the French citizenship in 1820. He studied theology in

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, receiving his consecration in 1818. As a student, he was greatly influenced by the Scottish minister

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. From 1820 to 1849 he was a Reformed Church pastor in Paris. In 1849, along with

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, he founded the Union of the Evangelical Free Churches of France.Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Volume 6
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Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse From 1824 up until his death in 1863, he was principal editor of the ''Archives du Christianisme''. His son, Théodore, (1836–1921) followed in his footsteps. Naturalist and explorer Théodore André Monod is his great-grandson.

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Spark of Grace - A book about the "Haldane Revival" in which the Monod brothers feature prominently
{{DEFAULTSORT:Monod, Frederic 1794 births 1863 deaths People from Morges District Theologians from the Republic of Geneva French Protestants French Calvinist and Reformed ministers