William Passavant

William Passavant
Rev. William A. Passavant
Prophetic Witness
BornOctober 9, 1821
Zelienople, Pennsylvania, US
DiedJune 3, 1894
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Venerated inLutheran Church
Feast3 January

William Alfred Passavant (October 9, 1821 – June 3, 1894) was a Lutheran minister who brought the Lutheran Deaconess movement to the United States. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on November 24 with Justus Falckner and Jehu Jones.