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Praying towns were a settlements established by English colonial governments in New England from 1646 to 1675 in an effort to convert local Native Americans to Christianity. The Native people who moved into these towns were known as Praying Indians. Before 1674 the villages were the most ambitious experiment in converting Native Americans to Christianity in the Thirteen Colonies, and led to the creation of the first books in an Algonquian language, including the first bible printed in British North America. During King Philip's War from 1675 to 1678, many praying towns were depopulated, in part due to forced internment of praying Indians on Deer Island, many of whom died during the winter of 1675. After the war, many of the originally allotted praying towns were never reestablished, howeve

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  • Praying town (en)
  • Cidade convertida (pt)
  • Молящийся город (ru)
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  • Cidades convertidas, ou praying towns, foram desenvolvidas pelos puritanos da Nova Inglaterra de 1646 a 1675, no esforço de converter os ameríndios para o Cristianismo. (pt)
  • Молящийся город (англ. Praying town) — поселение в Новой Англии, основанное английским колониальным правительством в попытке обратить местных индейцев в христианство. Коренные американцы, которые переехали в эти города, были известны как молящиеся индейцы. (ru)
  • Praying towns were a settlements established by English colonial governments in New England from 1646 to 1675 in an effort to convert local Native Americans to Christianity. The Native people who moved into these towns were known as Praying Indians. Before 1674 the villages were the most ambitious experiment in converting Native Americans to Christianity in the Thirteen Colonies, and led to the creation of the first books in an Algonquian language, including the first bible printed in British North America. During King Philip's War from 1675 to 1678, many praying towns were depopulated, in part due to forced internment of praying Indians on Deer Island, many of whom died during the winter of 1675. After the war, many of the originally allotted praying towns were never reestablished, howeve (en)
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