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Evangelical Christian activist (1927–2022)

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Key facts

date of birthDecember 3, 1927
date of deathApril 19, 2022
educated atOhio State University
occupationwriter, evangelist, nurse
place of birthColumbus
place of deathVirginia Beach
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Born
Adelia ElmerDecember 3, 1927Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died
April 19, 2022 (aged 94)
Education
Yale UniversityOhio State University
Occupations
Author nurse activist
Spouse
Pat Robertson ​(m. 1954)​
Parents
Ralph Elmer (father)Florence Elmer (mother)

Adelia Robertson (née Elmer; December 3, 1927 – April 19, 2022) was an American author, nurse, and evangelical Christian activist. She was the wife of Christian evangelical televangelist Pat Robertson.

Biography

Adelia Elmer was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Catholic parents, Ralph and Florence Elmer.

Elmer, a fashion model and contestant in the Miss Ohio contest, was studying for her Master's in Nursing at Yale University when she met Robertson. She had earlier graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in Social Administration.

She married Pat Robertson in 1954. She published two books, including My God Will Supply (1979) and The New You (1984), the latter about healthy living.

Robertson served as secretary and member of the Board of Directors for CBN since 1960, and on the Board of Trustees at Regent University. She was the principal United States delegate to the Inter-American Commission of Women from 1982 to 1990.

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