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Benjamin La Trobe
1725–1786
Remembered as a Moravian minister, translator, and traveler, he helped shape the church’s work in Britain during the eighteenth century. His writings and hymn translations also preserve a vivid record of Moravian faith, mission work, and everyday religious life.
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About the author
Born in Dublin in April 1725 and educated at the University of Glasgow, he became a minister in the Moravian Church and later rose to a leading role in its English province. Sources describe him as a respected superintendent of the Moravians in England, and he died on November 29, 1786.
He is especially associated with hymn translation and religious writing. Several of his translations from German were included in the Moravian Hymn Book, and his published work With the Harmony to Labrador is known for its account of a visit to Moravian mission stations on the Labrador coast.
He also belongs to the wider La Trobe family known for its influence in church, music, and public life. Later generations included Christian Ignatius Latrobe and Benjamin Henry Latrobe, but Benjamin La Trobe himself stands out as an important eighteenth-century Moravian voice whose work joined ministry, travel, and print.