Elizabeth elliot biography

Elisabeth Elliot
(1926-2015)

“Elisabeth Elliot (nee Howard) has been described as one of the most influential Christian women of the 20th century.

Elisabeth Elliot was born in Belgium on December 21, 1926, where her parents served as missionaries.

The family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when Elisabeth was an infant. Elisabeth would go on to attend Wheaton College where she studied classical Greek to enable her to translate the Bible into different languages for future missionary work.

While at Wheaton, the then Ms.

Howard met her future first husband, Jim Elliot. After graduation, and for five years before their engagement and marriage, Jim and Elisabeth served in different parts of Ecuador. In 1953, Jim Elliot and Elisabeth Howard were married in Quito, Ecuador.

In 1956 Jim Elliot, along with 4 other missionaries, were killed while making contact with the Auca Indians.

After the death of her husband, Elisabeth and her 10-month-old daughter continued to live among and