The Harmony Society was a Christian theosophy and alchemist society founded in Iptingen, Germany, in 1785 or 1786. Due to religious persecution by the Lutheran Church, the Harmony Society moved to the United States in 1803–1804, eventually purchasing 3000 acres (12 km²) of land in Butler County, Pennsylvania. On February 15, 1805, they, together with about 400 followers, formally organized the Harmony Society, placing all their goods in common. Seal of the Theosophical Society Theosophy is a body of belief which holds that all religions are attempts by man to ascertain the Divine, and as such each religion has a portion of the truth. ... For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). ... Iptingen is a small village in southwestern Germany, some 25km to the northwest of Stuttgart. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Butler County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The Society was founded and led by Johann Georg Rapp (1757–1847) and his adopted son, Frederick Rapp (1775–1834). The Harmony Society is best known for its worldly successes, eventually building three successive communities, first at Harmony, then New Harmony, Indiana, finally settling in Economy (now Ambridge, Pennsylvania). 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Harmony is a borough located in Butler County, Pennsylvania. ... New Harmony is a town located in Posey County, Indiana, 15 miles (24 km) north of Mount Vernon, Indiana, the county seat, on the Wabash River. ... Ambridge is a borough located in Beaver County in western Pennsylvania, named after the American Bridge Company. ...

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• Account of the Harmony Society and its beliefs