The Christian Science Center, Boston
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If people have even heard of Christian Science they are most likely to have seen the imposing church buildings rather than know much about the belief system.
Mary Morse Baker (1821–1910) was born in Bow, New Hampshire, and was the youngest of six children. Raised as a Congregationalist, she suffered from chronic illness as a child and had a number of physical complaints. It is still not clear whether these were actual physical illnesses or were part of a psychosomatic condition.
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