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G. MacLaren (George MacLaren) Brydon
1875–1963
An Episcopal priest and careful church historian, he spent decades documenting the early religious history of Virginia. His books helped preserve the story of the colony’s Anglican roots for later generations.
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Religious Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century The Faith of Our Fathers
by G. MacLaren (George MacLaren) Brydon
About the author
George MacLaren Brydon was born in Danville, Virginia, in 1875 and became both an Episcopal clergyman and a historian. He studied at Roanoke College and then at Virginia Theological Seminary before entering the ministry.
Over the course of his career, he served churches in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. He also took on important diocesan work in Virginia and became especially known for researching and writing about the history of the Episcopal Church in colonial Virginia.
Brydon is best remembered for historical works such as Virginia’s Mother Church and the Political Conditions under Which It Grew. His writing reflects a lifelong interest in how faith, institutions, and Virginia history developed together, and it remains useful to readers interested in early American church history.