Samuel Breeze (1772–1812) was a Welsh
Baptist
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christianity, Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe ...
minister. He grew up in the Llandinam area. He began his career as schoolmaster of Dolau School,
Radnorshire
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, but left in 1794 to take charge of
Penrhyncoch School, near
Aberystwyth.
In 1795 he also began to preach. He was ordained a
Baptist
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christianity, Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete Immersion baptism, immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe ...
minister on 12 June 1803, serving as one of two ministers in the
Aberystwyth district for a number of years, before relocating to
Newcastle Emlyn in March 1812.
He died in 1812, and was buried at Cilfowyr,
Pembrokeshire.
References
19th-century Welsh Baptist ministers
Welsh schoolteachers
1772 births
1812 deaths
19th-century Welsh educators
20th-century Welsh Baptist ministers
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