Mary Baker Eddy

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Mary Baker Eddy
Born	Mary Morse Baker (1821-07-16)July 16, 1821 Bow, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	December 3, 1910(1910-12-03) (aged 89) Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names	Mary Baker Glover, Mary Patterson, Mary Baker Glover Eddy, Mary Baker G. Eddy
Known for	Founder of Christian Science
Notable work	Science and Health (1875)
Spouses	George Washington Glover ​ ​ (m. 1843; died 1844)​ Daniel Patterson ​ ​ (m. 1853; div. 1873)​ Asa Gilbert Eddy ​ ​ (m. 1877; died 1882)​
Children	George Washington Glover II
Parent	Mark Baker (father) Abigail Ambrose Baker (mother)
Relatives	Henry M. Baker (cousin)
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Mary Baker Eddy (nee Baker; July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was an American religious leader and author who founded The Church of Christ, Scientist, in New England in 1879. She also founded The Christian Science Monitor in 1908, and three religious magazines: the Christian Science Sentinel, The Christian Science Journal, and The Herald of Christian Science. She wrote numerous books and articles, the notable of which were Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and Manual of The Mother Church. Other works were edited posthumously into the Prose Works Other than Science and Health.