Abraham Isaac Steytler
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Abraham Isaac Steytler (5 February 1840 - 17 December 1922) was a
Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in South Africa
. He was dubbed the "Nederduitse Gereformeerde Pous" ("Dutch Reformed Pope") due to his great influence.
Biography
Steytler was born in
University of Utrecht. He became a preacher in the Uitenhage NG Church in 1863. The town of Steytlerville
was founded after members were cut off from his congregation.
He was called to Cape Town (Groote Kerk, Cape Town) in 1881, where he stayed for the remainder of his career. He was also Moderator of the Cape Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church. He retired in October 1915 and died on 17 December 1922.[1]
References
- ^ Rosenthal, Eric. 1978. Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa. Cape Town and Johannesburg: Juta and Company Limited