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John Alexander Dowie (25 May 1847 – 9 March 1907) was a Scottish evangelist and faith healer who ministered in Australia and the United States. He founded the city of Zion, Illinois, and the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church. He was both an eloquent and eccentric figure with impressive powers of persuasion. He was related to sisters, {{#record:TNGperson/biobdol|tngpid|personID=I65}} and {{#record:TNGperson/biobdol|tngpid|personID=I66}}, who were among the passengers bound for South Australia on the City of Adelaide voyage that arrived at Semaphore in 1867.
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