christian religious group sect existed england named greek meaning love community founded reverend somerset sect built church london briefly bases suffolk brighton ideas community based theories german religious primary object state church_of_england dismissed prince earlier career radical teachings predicted imminent return jesus christ according newspaper accounts prince successor declared jesus christ community consisted wealthy unmarried women prince took spiritual later investigations shown solely spiritual produced illegitimate children prince lost lawsuit brought behalf family group vanished public eye finally closed member sister died reverend studied medicine obtained qualifications appointed medical officer bath native city compelled ill health abandon profession entered student campus gathered band earnest religious enthusiasts known vice principal college contacted wells installed prince somerset sole charge illness absence rector reverend church small services prince acted possessed throwing church congregations grew week possession repeated congregation divided separate services men women subsequently separated generally included females wealthy bishop summoned investigate practices time prince contracted spiritual marriage persuaded absorbed personality god visible embodiment holy spirit illness read cured embraced strange doctrines conversions countryside neighbouring towns end rector deprived living prince disciples started brief existence meeting supportive farmer barn prince money inherited death wife martha marry sister rector moved suffolk prince started build congregation grew subsequent years expelled prince opened known area brighton established chief success lay town prince soon moved followers number followers estimated prince critics fifth number got given beloved lamb names designated leader disciples possessions throw common stock poor looked forward end present content short remainder world live common ties treat purely spiritual money obtained house love enlarged furnished sisters contributed immediately married prince nearest disciples eldest sisters objected spiritual marriage entailed life writer reports pregnant member community unlikely committed adultery husband accused later gained sole custody child proving good moral character court wrote younger sister warning come despite travelled somerset join mother emily feared spiritual financial influence prince established daughters emily instructed son nephew son law travel somerset rescue unmarried daughter arrival men succeeded removing november imprisoned place villa following persistent claims mother enlisted medical aid certified insane placed house asylum treatment forced asylum remained interest respect rights psychiatric patients presiding physician notes condition treatment recorded escaped asylum january travelling london meet reverend hotel square recaptured days later railway station alerted commissioners report led release sued brother cousin brother law abduction false imprisonment trial reported daily times newspaper brother sued prince money given result influence case prince won case costs cases resolved returned spent rest life years establishment love prince female followers engaged public ceremonial sexual intercourse table large audience scandal led faithful friends unable longer endure regarded amazing mixture offered acceptance prominent remained received titles ones angel trumpet seven witnesses forth extensive building work undertaken accommodate members followers prince followers moved summer feet high walls built bedroom house attached chapel stables cottages set gardens buildings designed chapel stained glass completed today attached house grade listed building prince died aged followers buried prince grounds chapel coffin positioned vertically standing day resurrection early 20th century houses arts crafts style built members including daughter violet closure community chapel studio production children television programmes including complex buildings known market chapel received planning permission conversion residential house market built london designed gothic style fairly conventional floor plan outside church riot symbolism main sport large carvings angels man eagle bull lion figures cast bronze look quarters earth base flanking weather certain symbolic debt jerusalem depicting fiery arrows presumably desire main clearly spear stained glass windows designed noted children book illustrator unconventional nature sect illustrate true station church abandoned prince died replaced reverend started leading meetings community recruited young female followers supplement population took second wife children named glory power fame spread far india warned false teachings predicted miserable end house belonged visited film metro land built neo gothic style currently home television presenter previously home died sect gradually declined member sister died funeral time outsiders admitted chapel books sect love inaccurate popular account according review history prince leadership granddaughter published account life child family sect book includes family photographs details conversations child elderly sect members
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