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Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 1415 Martyrdom of Jan Hus, Czech reformer, who was condemned for heresy and burned atthe stake because of his outspoken appeals for church reform and for political and religious rights for the common people. 1535 Sir Thomas More executed in England for treason. English Catholic theologian Thomas More was beheaded for refusing […]
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Monday, July 5th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 0649 St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope 0767 [Constantine] begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1439 At the Council of Florence, the Decree of Union (‘Laententur Coeli’) was signed,creating an official theological union between the Eastern (Orthodox) and Western (Catholic) churches. Unfortunately, the Eastern Church at large never accepted […]
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Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 1765 English poet and hymnwriter William Cowper observed in a letter: ‘How naturallydoes affliction make us Christians!’ 1776 Declaration of Independence-US gains independence from Britain 1827 Slavery abolished in NY 1840 Birth of American sacred composer James McGranahan. His most enduring melodiesinclude CHRIST RETURNETH, MY REDEEMER, NEUMEISTER (‘Christ Receiveth Sinful Men’) andSHOWERS […]
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Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 0683 St Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1756 English founder of Methodism John Wesley wrote in a letter: ‘One who lives and dies in error, or in dissent from our Church, may yet be saved; but one who lives and dies in sin must perish.’ 1848 Slaves freed in […]
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Today In History
On this day … 1535 Sir Thomas More went on trial in England charged with treason 1643 The Westminster Assembly first convened in England, from which would emerge the Westminster longer and shorter catechisms. 1690 Army of England’s Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of the Boyne in Ireland […]
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Today In Anchorage
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 0296 St Marcellinus begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1294 Jews are expelled from Berne Switzerland 1607 Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published 1629 The settlers of Salem, Mass. appointed Samuel Skelton as their pastor, by ballot. Their church covenant, afterward composed by Skelton, established Salem as the first non-separating congregational […]
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 1757 Anglican clergyman and hymnwriter John Newton wrote in a letter: ‘Whatever we may undertake with a sincere desire to promote His glory, we may comfortably pursue. Nothing is trivial that is done for Him.’ 1776 Mission Dolores founded by SF Bay 1810 In Bradford, Massachusetts, the first U.S. missionary society was […]
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Sunday, June 27th, 2010
Today In History
The server I use won’t let me upload photos today. Rats!!!!!!! On this day… 0678 St Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1299 In his encyclical ‘Scimus fili,’ Pope Boniface VIII claimed that Scotland owed allegiance to the Catholic Church. 1739 English revivalist George Whitefield wrote in a letter: ‘Christ’s servants have always been […]
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Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Today In History
On this day… 0684 St Benedict II begins his reign as Catholic Pope 1097 The armies of the First Crusade (1096-99) occupied the ancient Byzantine city of Nicea. 1702 Birth of Philip Doddridge, an English Nonconformist clergyman. Doddridge authored 370 hymn- texts, of which ‘O Happy Day That Fixed My Choice’ is still sung today. […]