Richard De Courcy

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Richard De Courcy

1743–1803

An Irish-born Anglican preacher and hymn writer, he built a reputation for fervent Calvinist preaching and drew large crowds in late 18th-century England. His surviving sermons and hymns reflect the forceful, devotional style that made him a notable evangelical voice of his day.

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Sermons by the late Rev. Richard de Courcy

Sermons by the late Rev. Richard de Courcy

by Richard De Courcy

About the author

Born in Ireland in 1743 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, Richard De Courcy entered the Church of England and first served as a curate under Walter Shirley. Sources agree that his strongly Calvinistic views shaped his ministry early and complicated his path to ordination in Ireland.

After moving to England, he became associated with George Whitefield and Lady Huntingdon's evangelical circle. He later served in Shropshire, including Shawbury and then St. Alkmond's, Shrewsbury, where he became known as a popular preacher. His published work includes sermons and religious writings, and he is also remembered as a hymn writer.

De Courcy died in 1803. Though not widely known today, he belongs to the evangelical revival tradition of the late 1700s, and his career shows how lively and contested Anglican preaching could be in that period.