Phillips Brooks

1835-1893

Born: December 13, 1835, Boston, Massachusetts. Died: January 23, 1893, Boston, Massachusetts. Buried: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts.

Brooks has been called “the greatest American preacher of the 19th Century.” He attended the Boston Latin School, Harvard University (where Phillips Brooks House was named after him) and Virginia Theological Seminary. He became an Episcopal priest in 1860, and served in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was known for his support of freeing the slaves and allowing former slaves to vote. In 1869, he became rector of Trinity Church in Boston. In 1872, he helped design the Trinity Church building which today stands in Boston’s Back Bay. In 1891, he became Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts.

Hymns:

1. God Hath Sent His Angels
2. O Little Town of Bethlehem
3. Sky Can Still Remember, The