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615: Irish Saint Columbanus Founded Monasteries throughout France, Germany, and Italy

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615: Irish Saint Columbanus Founded Monasteries throughout France, Germany, and Italy

The well-known St. Columbanus died on this day in 615. He was a missionary known for founding monasteries ...

The well-known St. Columbanus died on this day in 615. He was a missionary known for founding monasteries throughout Europe. The spreading of monasteries from Ireland towards continental Europe repres ...

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565: Justinian – The Last Great Roman Emperor

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565: Justinian – The Last Great Roman Emperor

On this day in 565 the last truly powerful emperor who ruled the Roman Empire died. His name was Justinia ...

On this day in 565 the last truly powerful emperor who ruled the Roman Empire died. His name was Justinian, and he was renowned for being the man to restore the power of the Empire, retaking Rome, Ita ...

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1971: Coptic Pope Enthroned

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1971: Coptic Pope Enthroned

Most Catholics are unaware that the pope is not the only person in the world who holds the title of Pope. ...

Most Catholics are unaware that the pope is not the only person in the world who holds the title of Pope. Coptic Pope Shenouda III was enthroned on this day as the 117th consecutive Pope and Patriarch ...

November 14, 2019
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1483: Martin Luther Born a Day Before St. Martin’s

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1483: Martin Luther Born a Day Before St. Martin’s

The famous Protestant theologian Martin Luther was born on this day in the German town of Eisleben. His f ...

The famous Protestant theologian Martin Luther was born on this day in the German town of Eisleben. His father’s name was Hans Luder (Ludher), and he was a mining entrepreneur by occupation – typical ...

November 10, 2019
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461: The Pope who Dissuaded Attila from Destroying Rome

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461: The Pope who Dissuaded Attila from Destroying Rome

On this day, the Catholic Church celebrates the renowned Pope Saint Leo the Great, who is credited with r ...

On this day, the Catholic Church celebrates the renowned Pope Saint Leo the Great, who is credited with rescuing Italy from the invasion of the Huns. His era was characterized by heavy fighting relate ...

November 10, 2019
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1225: A Saint Killed by his own Cousin

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1225: A Saint Killed by his own Cousin

On this day St. Engelbert of Berg died a martyr’s death. This happened during the interesting 13th centur ...

On this day St. Engelbert of Berg died a martyr’s death. This happened during the interesting 13th century – the time of the rise of medieval Europe. At that time, the population of Europe grew at an ...

November 07, 2019
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1584: St. Charles Borromeo – A Saint from a Family which Produced Seven Cardinals

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1584: St. Charles Borromeo – A Saint from a Family which Produced Seven Cardinals

The well-known Italian saint, Charles Borromeo, died on this day in 1584. During his life, he held variou ...

The well-known Italian saint, Charles Borromeo, died on this day in 1584. During his life, he held various church offices – he was the Archbishop of Milan for roughly 20 years (Milan is the largest ar ...

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1639: The Humble Dark-Skinned Saint

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1639: The Humble Dark-Skinned Saint

On this day the Catholic Church commemorates St. Martin de Porres, an unusual saint of exotic orig ...

On this day the Catholic Church commemorates St. Martin de Porres, an unusual saint of exotic origins. Namely, that saint was of mixed European-African heritage, which is obvious from his dark ...

November 03, 2019
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