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Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
Mary Slessor of Calabar Pioneer Missionary Author:W. P. Livingstone When the founding of the Calabar Mission on the West Coast of Africa was creating a stir throughout Scotland, there came into a lowly home in Aberdeen a life that was to be known far and wide in connection with the enterprise. On December 2, 1848, Mary Mitchell Slessor was born in Gilcomston, a suburb of the city.