The New York Times
Tue, December 15, 2009 -- 4:37 PM ET
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Oral Roberts, Evangelist and University Founder, Dies at 91
Oral Roberts, the charismatic Pentecostal evangelist whose
televised ministry attracted millions of followers worldwide
and made him one of the most recognizable and controversial
religious leaders of the 20th century, died Tuesday in
Newport Beach, Calif. He was 91. The cause was complications
of pneumonia, said Melany Ethridge, a spokeswoman for Mr.
Roberts.
At the height of his influence, Mr. Roberts sat at the head
of a religious, educational and communications enterprise
based in Tulsa, Okla., that managed a university, conducted
healing "crusades" on five continents, preached the gospel on
prime-time national television and published dozens of books
and magazines.
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