Halle: Franckeschen Stiftungen

August Hermann Francke (1663-1727) was a theologian of the German pietist movement in the 18th century. Motivated by the words of Jesus to love one another, he founded schools and orphanages (among other things) which helped many families and children. His movement also trained many people to become teachers, doctors, and missionaries, and would eventually spread throughout the world, including North America,and India.

Francke began his movement in Halle, near Magdeburg, east Germany. Today I visitited it for a few hours, on my way from Calbe to Frankfurt.

The famous Halle:















Francke's home (under renovation - it's about time...!!!)

A few other (random) pictures of Halle.

The house Georg Friedrich Handel was born in:















Halle Central Square:















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