Henry Winter Syle
Henry Winter Syle | |
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| Born | November 9, 1846 Shanghai, China |
| Died | January 6, 1890 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Venerated in | Anglican Communion |
| Feast | August 27 |
Henry Winter Syle (November 9, 1846 – January 6, 1890) was the first deaf person to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in the United States.[1][2]
Henry Winter Syle was born in Shanghai, China; Syle was a student and parishioner of Thomas Gallaudet. He was deaf from an early age. He attended Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, St. John's College in Cambridge, England,[3] and Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Syle was encouraged to become a priest by Gallaudet. Ordained on October 14, 1883, he became the first deaf clergyman in the United States.[1] He established a congregation for the deaf in 1888.[2]
Syle struggled with poor health his whole life. He died of pneumonia on Jan. 6, 1890, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4][2]
He is commemorated along with his teacher, Thomas Gallaudet on August 27 on the Episcopal calendar of saints.[5]
He died on January 6, 1890, and was interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.[6]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Papers and Biographical Sketch of Henry Winter Syle, Gallaudet University archives
- Works by Henry Winter Syle at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) File:Speaker Icon.svg
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