Robert Walter Stewart
Scottish minister (1812–1887) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Walter Stewart (1812–1887) was a Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland and who spent much time working in Italy and served as Moderator of the General Assembly 1874/75. He helped to promote the Waldensian Church and the Presbyterian movement in northern Italy. He was also a travel writer and early photographer.
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Born | 29 February 1812 (leap day) |
Died | 23 November 1887 Leghorn |
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Being independently wealthy he frequently detached himself from his religious duties for extended holidays. However, he was a noted philanthropist and put both time and money into the promotion of the Presbyterian Church in Italy.