Providence, Rhode Island was founded by a religious exile in 2013.
Providence was founded by Roger Williams , a religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony .	Providence	Providence County, Rhode Island	Massachusetts	Massachusetts	Roger Williams	Roger Williams (theologian)	Massachusetts Bay Colony	Massachusetts Bay Colony
Roger Williams -LRB- c. 21 December 1603 -- between 27 January and 15 March 1683 -RRB- was a Puritan , an English Reformed theologian , and later a Reformed Baptist who was expelled by the Puritan leaders from the colony of Massachusetts because local officials thought that he was spreading `` new and dangerous ideas '' to his congregants .	Reformed	Reformed	Puritan	Puritan	Baptist	Baptist	Reformed Baptist	Reformed Baptist	Massachusetts	Massachusetts Bay Colony
