Henry Winter Syle
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Henry Winter Syle was the first deaf person to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in the United States.
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, and Yale University
in New Haven, Connecticut
. Syle was encouraged to become a priest by Gallaudet. On October 14, 1884, he became the first deaf person to be ordained by the Episcopal Church in the United States
. He established a congregation for the deaf in 1888 and died on January 6, 1890.
He is commemorated along with his teacher, Thomas Gallaudet on August 27 on the Episcopal calendar of saints
.
Henry Winter Syle was born in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
China
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; Syle was a student and parishioner of Thomas Gallaudet. He was deaf from an early age. He attended Trinity College
Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College is a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. The college enrolls 2,300 students and has been coeducational since 1969. Trinity offers 38 majors and 26 minors, and has...
in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
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, St. John's College in Cambridge, England, and Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
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. Syle was encouraged to become a priest by Gallaudet. On October 14, 1884, he became the first deaf person to be ordained by the Episcopal Church in the United States
United States
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. He established a congregation for the deaf in 1888 and died on January 6, 1890.
He is commemorated along with his teacher, Thomas Gallaudet on August 27 on the Episcopal calendar of saints
Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)
The veneration of saints in the Episcopal Church is a continuation of an ancient tradition from the early Church which honors important people of the Christian faith. The usage of the term "saint" is similar to Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Those in the Anglo-Catholic tradition may...
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