John Winthrop
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John Winthrop was an English Puritan lawyer and a leading figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England following Plymouth Colony. Winthrop led the
A 17th century portrait of Winthrop
Winthrop's eldest son John Winthrop the Younger
John Endecott preceded Winthrop as governor in Massachusetts
Engraving showing Winthrop's arrival at Salem
City upon a Hill
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"City upon a hill" is a phrase derived from the teaching of salt and light in Jesus's Sermon on the Mount in the New Testament. Originally applied to the city of Boston by early 17th century Puritans,
John Winthrop
…of colonists from England in 1630 and served as governor for 12 of the colony's first 20 years. His writings and vision of the colony as a Puritan "city upon a hill" dominated New England colonial development, influencing the governments and religions of neighboring colonies in addition to those of Massachusetts…
Civita di Bagnoregio, an unrelated city set on a hill in Italy dating back to the era in which the phrase is derived from