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John Bunyan
John Bunyan was an English writer and nonconformist preacher. He is best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory The Pilgrim's Progress, which also became an influential literary model. In addition to The Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons.
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culture · English writer and preacher (1628–1688) · theologian · writer · preacher · novelist · tinker · also John Bunyan, Joannes Bunyan, Bunyan
Born 28 November 1628 · Died 31 August 1688 · Q108206
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2026· 2 entries
Your Ohio News: Paul Bunyan Show returns Oct. 2-4 to Guernsey County Fairgrounds with demos, training and lumberjack events
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2025· 1 entry
MutualArt.com: John Bunyan Bristol
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2020· 1 entry
Moviefone: John Bunyan: The People's Pilgrim (2020) - Where to Watch
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2006· 1 entry
Moviefone: Torchlighters: The John Bunyan Story (2006) - Where to Watch
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1951· 1 entry
As part of the Festival of Britain and revived in 2012 by the English National Opera
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1928· 1 entry
Elicited praise from his former adversary, the Church of England
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1876· 1 entry
The Duke of Bedford gave bronze doors by Frederick Thrupp depicting scenes from The Pilgrim's Progress to the John Bunyan Meeting (the former Bedford Meeting which had been renamed in Bunyan's honour, and now houses the
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1874· 1 entry
A bronze statue of John Bunyan, sculpted by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, was erected in Bedford
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1871· 1 entry
Omits 28 works and lacks the biblical references and editorial footnotes present in Offor's collection
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1862· 1 entry
A recumbent statue was created to adorn Bunyan's grave; it was restored in 1922
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1830· 1 entry
To accompany an edition of The Pilgrim's Progress
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1688· 1 entry
Died 1688-08-31.
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1628· 1 entry
Born 1628-11-28.
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