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Phillips Brooks was an American Episcopal bishop and preacher, born on December 13, 1835, in Boston, Massachusetts. He is best known for his powerful sermons and his role as the rector of Trinity Church in Boston, where he served from 1869 to 1891, as well as for writing the Christmas hymn "O Little Town of Bethlehem." Brooks was consecrated as the Bishop of Massachusetts in 1891 and became a prominent figure in the American Episcopal Church until his death on January 23, 1893.

1835–1893·lived 57 years