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Amy Carmichael
Christian missionary to India (1867–1951)
Amy Beatrice Carmichael (16 December 1867 – 18 January 1951) was an Irish Christianmissionary in India who opened an orphanage and founded a mission in Dohnavur.
She served in India for 55 years and wrote 35 books about her work as a missionary.
Early life
Amy Beatrice Carmichael was born in the small village of Millisle, County Down, Ireland, in 1867, as the oldest of seven siblings.
Her parents were David Carmichael, a miller, and his wife Catherine, both devout Christians.[1] Amy attended Harrogate Ladies College for four years in her youth.
Amy carmichael biography summary
Amy's father moved the family to Belfast when she was 16 years old, but he died two years later. In Belfast, the Carmichaels founded the Welcome Evangelical Church.[2] In the mid-1880s, Carmichael started a Sunday-morning class for the 'Shawlies' (mill girls who wore shawls instead of hats) in the church hall of Rosemary Street Presbyterian.
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