Christian Science

By lilygia

  • Mary Patterson experiences healing from her serious injury.

    Mary Patterson, the creator of Christian Science, was seriously injured after falling on ice. However, she experiences healing a few days after the injury.

  • Mary Patterson cures her first patient in Manchester, NH.

    After the miraculous healing, she begins to practice more healing and eventually she was called to heal a woman stricken with pneumonia.

  • Mary Patterson maintains her healing practices and started teaching classes on spiritual healing.

    Mary Patterson after gaining more popularity in her religious discovery, starts sharing her practice with other people. She started teaching classes for women and men.
  • Mary publishes a book for Christian Science.

    Mary publishes a book for Christian Science.

    Mary posted a book on her discovery of Christian Science, selling over 10 million copies. It includes her system of healing, and commentary of the scripture.

  • Mary officially forms a church for Christian Science.

    Christian Churches refused to accept her discovery; therefore, she and her students set out to create their own church. She managed to secure a charter for the Church of Christ, Scientist.

  • Christian Science reaches college education.

    Mary managed to get spiritual healing courses to be taught at the Massachusetts Metaphysical College.
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    Book Publication and Advertisement of Christian Science

    After the release of courses for spiritual healing at a college level, Mary focused her time on publishing more about her religion and sharing it with the world.
  • Church of Christ (Scientist) is officially re-instituted and the Mother Church is constructed.

    Church of Christ (Scientist) is officially re-instituted and the Mother Church is constructed.

    After the Church was re-instituted, the building of the Mother Church started and was completed, marking a momentous change for Christian Science.
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    Mother Church is expanded after years of publishing and establishing a footing for Christian Science.

    Within these years, many messages were posted at the Mother Church and more journals were released about Christian Science. Many steps were taken to spread the word about Mother Church until it was officially extended.

  • Christian Science Monitor created.

    This was a daily newspaper company dedicated to Christian Science and would mark the moment Christian Science would be able to reach people in their daily lives.

  • The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany published.

    A book in honor of the death of Mary Patterson, the creator of Christian Science was released to the public. It discusses the messages from the Mother Church and in addition letters written by Mary Patterson herself.
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    Christian Science Journals receive Pulitzer Prizes.

    After Mary Patterson's death, many journals were released about Christian Science and won awards. This gained more popularity after her death.

  • Mary Patterson's first book was selected by the Women’s National Book Association.

    The book was selected as “75 Books By Women Whose Words Have Changed The World” and continues to make a mark in the world many years after her passing.

  • A library was opened to the public in honor of Mary Baker Eddy Patterson.

    ‘The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity’ was opened and contained thousands of documents and artifacts.
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    Christian Science churches and Reading Room remain in existence.

    With the struggles previously stated with Christian Science, it is still in existence in current day and have buildings dedicated to the religion.