Rosina Davies

Rosina Davies
Rosina Davies in 1893
Born Roedd Rosina Davies
(1863-09-02)2 September 1863
Treherbert, Glamorgan, Wales
Died 21 October 1949(1949-10-21) (aged 86)
Nationality Welsh
Occupation Evangelist

Roedd Rosina Davies (2 September 1863 - 21 October 1949) was a Welsh evangelist during the 1904–1905 Welsh revival.

Personal life

Davies was born in Treherbert, Glamorgan in 1863. She was the third of six children.[1] Davies is the great aunt of Welsh author, actor and singer Siân Phillips.[2] During her life, Davies was painted by George Frederick Harris, grandfather of Rolf Harris.[2] Great aunt of Huw Thomas Architect Winchester.

Evangelism

Davies was a free church evangelist during the 1904–1905 Welsh revival. In 1893, she held a mission service for Welsh people living in Chicago, Illinois, US, and in 1900, she held a mission service in Llangollen, Denbighshire.[3][4] In 1904, the Union of Welsh Independents appointed Davies as an evangelist.[5] Early in the year, she held missions in Rhosllannerchrugog, and one mission that she held in autumn 1904 resulted in two hours of weeping and worship.[6]

In 1942, Davies published her autobiography The Story of my Life. The book contained diary records as well as a detailed account of her life and insight into the social life and religious Wales from the late nineteenth century onwards.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Rosina Davies". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. 1 2 "Rolf's tips for budding artists". BBC News. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "With Speeches and Song". Chicago Tribune. 4 September 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Local and District". Llangollen Advertiser. 2 February 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2017 – via National Library of Wales.
  5. ↑ Morgan-Guy, John (April 2016). Religion and Society in the Diocese of St Davids 1485–2011. Routledge. pp. 142, 152. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "The onset of the 1904 revival – a timeline". Evangelical Times. August 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Davies, Rosina The Story of my Life , Gomer Press, Llandysul, 1942
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