Mary Baker Eddy

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1. When was Mary Baker Eddy born?July 16, 1821
2. When did Mary Baker Eddy die?December 3, 1910 (age 89)
3. Where was Mary Baker Eddy born?Bow, New Hampshire, USA
4. What is the career?Author, religious leader, founder of Christian Science
5. Who was Mary Baker Eddy?Mary Baker Eddy was a smart woman who started Christian Science, a way of thinking about health and healing that uses prayer and spiritual ideas.
6. What book did she write?She wrote "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" in 1875, which explains her ideas about how the mind can heal the body.

Christian Science: A religious denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy, emphasizing spiritual healing and the omnipotence of God.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures: The foundational text of Christian Science, offering a spiritual interpretation of the Bible and principles of healing.
Spiritual Idealism: A philosophical concept positing that reality is fundamentally spiritual and that the material world is a manifestation or illusion of Spirit.
The First Church of Christ, Scientist: The global church established by Mary Baker Eddy, serving as the center for the practice and dissemination of Christian Science teachings.