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1916: How were the Jehovah’s Witnesses Founded?

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1916: How were the Jehovah’s Witnesses Founded?

American Charles Taze Russell, founder of the movement which became the Jehovah's Witnesses, died on this ...

American Charles Taze Russell, founder of the movement which became the Jehovah's Witnesses, died on this day in 1916. Charles Taze Russell was born in the town of Allegheny near Pittsburgh (Allegheny ...

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1986: Pope John Paul II Invites Members of 12 World Religions to Pray in the City of St. Francis

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1986: Pope John Paul II Invites Members of 12 World Religions to Pray in the City of St. Francis

At the initiative of Pope St. John Paul II, the first common prayer of world religions was held in the It ...

At the initiative of Pope St. John Paul II, the first common prayer of world religions was held in the Italian town of Assisi, on this very day in 1986. That central Italian town, in the province of U ...

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1456: John of Capistrano: Saint Who Defended Christianity from the Turks

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1456: John of Capistrano: Saint Who Defended Christianity from the Turks

This day marked the death of the famous Saint John of Capistrano. He was Italian by birth, and got his na ...

This day marked the death of the famous Saint John of Capistrano. He was Italian by birth, and got his name from his home town of Capestrano, in central Italy (the Abruzzo region). St. John of Capistr ...

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1978: The Conclave at which Pope John Paul II was Elected

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1978: The Conclave at which Pope John Paul II was Elected

On this day in 1978, at 18:18, white smoke rose from the famous Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, signifying ...

On this day in 1978, at 18:18, white smoke rose from the famous Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, signifying the election of a new pope. He was Karol Józef Wojtyła, the first non-Italian pope since 1523. ...

October 16, 2018
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961: Abd-ar-Rahman III: Ruler who had a Harem with 6,300 Women

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961: Abd-ar-Rahman III: Ruler who had a Harem with 6,300 Women

This day in 961 marked the death of the powerful Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III, one of the greatest Muslim rul ...

This day in 961 marked the death of the powerful Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III, one of the greatest Muslim rulers of his time. He took the title of caliph, which denotes the leader of the entire Muslim wor ...

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1962: Beginning of the Second Vatican Council

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1962: Beginning of the Second Vatican Council

The Second Vatican Council was solemnly declared open on this day in 1962. It was the greatest council ga ...

The Second Vatican Council was solemnly declared open on this day in 1962. It was the greatest council gathering in the history of the Catholic Church. The Council was opened by Pope (now Saint) John ...

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1047: Clement II: The Only Pope Buried North of the Alps

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1047: Clement II: The Only Pope Buried North of the Alps

Pope Clement II, the 149th leader of the Catholic Church, was born on this day in 1047. Despite the fact ...

Pope Clement II, the 149th leader of the Catholic Church, was born on this day in 1047. Despite the fact that he died in Italy, at the town of Pesaro on the Adriatic coast, Clement II was buried in Ge ...

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1588: English Execute Two Catholic Priests (Edward James and Ralph Crockett)

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1588: English Execute Two Catholic Priests (Edward James and Ralph Crockett)

On this day in 1588, two Catholic priests died a martyr's death in England. It was a time of such religio ...

On this day in 1588, two Catholic priests died a martyr's death in England. It was a time of such religious intolerance in England that it was forbidden to express one's Catholicism, and one could eve ...

October 01, 2018
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