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US evangelist Billy Graham – one of the most influential preachers of the 20th Century – has died aged 99.<\/p>\n

Graham became one of the best-known promoters of Christianity, preaching to audiences worldwide in large arenas, beginning in London in 1954.<\/p>\n

Over 60 years, he is estimated to have personally preached to 210 million people.<\/p>\n

At first skeptical of the civil rights movement in the US, he went on to become a supporter in the 1950s.<\/p>\n

He became a committed Christian at the age of 16 after hearing a travelling evangelist and was ordained a minister in 1939.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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