Benny Hinn televangelist Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benny-Hinn Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benny-Hinn Also known as: Toufik Benedictus Hinn Written by Luisa Colón Luisa Colón is the Brooklyn-based author of the novel Bad Moon Rising. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, and many other publications. Luisa Colón, Melissa Petruzzello Melissa Petruzzello is Assistant Managing Editor and covers a range of content from plants, algae, and fungi, to renewable energy and environmental engineering. She has her M.S. in Plant Biology and Conservation... Melissa Petruzzello•All Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Aug 12, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents In full: Toufik Benedictus Hinn (Show more) Born: December 3, 1952, Jaffa, Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel (Show more) Benny Hinn (born December 3, 1952, Jaffa, Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel) is atelevangelist, faith healer, and author known for his “miracle crusades” that are held in major cities and broadcast on his Christian television show This Is Your Day. Hinn frequently espouses a prosperity gospel message that teaches that faith and donations to the church are divinely rewarded with health, wealth, and happiness in this life. He has been criticized for his lavish lifestyle and accused of taking advantage of vulnerable people. Hinn was born in Jaffa, Tel Aviv–Yafo, a port city in Israel. His father, Costandi Hinn, was Greek, and ...(100 of 1024 words)

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