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410
Rome Has Fallen, Christian Classic has Arose
On this day, August 24, 410, the city of Rome, once master of the Mediterranean, fell to Alaric and his Visigoth armies. Someone opened the city gate from within. The Medieval historian Procopius says this may have been done by slaves that Alaric had treacherously given as a token of friendship to the Senators or by the servants of an aristocratic woman who felt the city had suffered long enough. -
Apr 27, 633
Christians And Muslims
As we seek to understand some of the major differences between Christianity and Islam, it is impossible to ignore 1,400 years of a conflicted history. It is a story more often written in blood than with ink. -
Nov 1, 700
All Saints Day
Dressed as Dracula or as devils, neighborhood children were happily "trick or treating" last night in the United States and some other countries. But would it surprise you to know that "Halloween" (by that name) started out as a holy Christian celebration? -
Jan 31, 1000
Magnificent Medieval Churches
the greatest advance in the building of centers of worship that the world has even seen. -
Period: Jan 31, 1000 to
Church in History
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Sep 28, 1066
william conqured england and its church
When William the Conqueror landed in England on this day, September 28, 1066, his invasion had the approval of Pope Alexander II who gave him a banner to crusade under. Its repercussions on the church in England were enormous, going far beyond the stone architecture of the great Norman cathedrals that we still admire. -
Oct 2, 1187
Saladin Captured Jerusalem
ar is a lot like a gang fight. And woe to the rival who steps on his enemy's turf! In the twelfth century, the gang fight was between Christian Crusaders and Muslim Saracens. Chatillon, a cruel Crusader, massacred several dozen Muslim pilgrims in cold blood just because they stepped onto his turf. This so maddened Sultan Saladin of the Saracens that he vowed revenge. -
Jan 31, 1209
Massacre in Christs Name
The knights and bishops in control of the crusade could easily have stopped the bloodshed. Instead, they did nothing to halt the slaughter. A horde of howling camp-followers raged through the city, killing everyone they found. -
Jan 31, 1444
Gutenburg 1st Bible
Johann Gutenberg is one of the most famous men who ever lived, but we know next to nothing about him. Although we can pinpoint the month and day of his death, we aren't sure of the year. All the same, if you like to read books, you owe a debt to this extraordinary inventor. -
Oct 5, 1514
Three Bibles in one. First Poltgot printed
"Polyglot" means "many languages." The first polyglot Bible compiled was done in the third century by the renowned theologian Origen. -
Jul 4, 1533
John Firth burned for his beliefs
John Frith was a man of peace in an age that fought and killed over religious ideas. John believed that any person who lived a godly life for the sake of Christ, belonged to Jesus, whether or not that person held John's views. -
Dec 18, 1555
John Philot Didnt Run, He Burned
When Queen Mary Tudor came to the English throne in 1553, everyone expected she would restore the Roman Church to a nation which had become Protestant. Fearing brutality, some clergymen fled. One who stayed in England was John Philpot, archdeacon of Winchester. Assured that he could speak freely, he debated Roman apologists in a convocation.
Almost at once, his words were turned against him. -
Cape Henry, 1st Anglican Church in America
The English first attempted to settle the New World in Virginia. The first Anglican worship ceremony of the Jamestown party in the new world was held on this day, April 29, 1607. -
Terrible price at The Battle of Lutzen
Catholics and Protestants fought he Battle of Lutzen--one of the most crucial in the Thirty Years War--on this day -
Henry Martyn Forsook all for Christ
Now let me burn out for God!" exclaimed Henry Martyn when he arrived in Calcutta in April, 1806. But he probably had little idea how fast the blaze would consume him. He died six years later at the age of 31. Eager to devote his life to the Lord's work in India, with an incredible determination and unselfish dedication, Martyn compressed a lifetime of service into those six years -
Columbine Killers Targeted Christians
Christian martyrs in 20th century America? It happened on this day, April 20, 1999. When Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold began shooting up their school, they did not fire randomly. In their twisted minds, Athletes, minorities and Christians were the enemy. -
Arabian Christians Massacred
What happened was so appalling that Bishop Simeon of Beth Arsham (a Syrian) traveled to the site to interview eyewitnesses and write a report. "The Jews amassed all the martyr's bones and brought them into the church where they heaped them up. They then brought in the priests, deacons, subdeacons, readers, and sons and daughters of the covenant...they filled the church from wall to wall, some 2,000 persons according to the men who came from Najran; then they piled wood all round the outside -
Into the Fire Went Jerome of Prague
In many respects, the life of Jerome of Prague paralleled that of his teacher and friend Jan Hus. Hus welcomed the writings of Wycliffe to Bohemia. There he preached reformation a century before Luther. Jerome was also convinced of the Wycliffian truths. On May 30th him and is paper crown were burned -
Sainted Ukrainian Princess
Olga, who is believed to be a Viking descendant, became regent for her son Svyatoslav in 954 upon the assassination of her husband, Igor I, Prince of Kiev. His costly wars had brought Rus to ruin. She immediately executed his murderers and ruled for the next twenty years -
Death of Court Poet Theodulf
When tragedy struck the court of Charlemagne or if a few commemorative lines were needed for some occasion, the great king knew who to turn to. Theodulf, Bishop of Orleans wrote pieces for several such events.
