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HANS EGEDE

Hans Egede was the apostle of Greenland. He was bom in 1686 in Norway and died in 1758. In 1721 Hans Egede set sail for Greenland with the intention of converting the natives to Christianity, and for fifteen years performed the most arduous duties as missionary, winning by his persevering kindness the confidence of the natives. In 1736 he returned to Copenhagen, where he was made a bishop and director of the Greenland Missions.
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