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1525: Martin Luther Marries a Former Nun

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1525: Martin Luther Marries a Former Nun

On this day the founder of Protestantism, Martin Luther, married Katharina von Bora, a former nun. She wa ...

On this day the founder of Protestantism, Martin Luther, married Katharina von Bora, a former nun. She was 26 years old, and he was 41. She entered the monastery at the age of 5. When she was 24, she ...

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1231: St. Anthony of Padua Dies

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1231: St. Anthony of Padua Dies

On this day the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua, because he died, i.e. was " ...

On this day the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua, because he died, i.e. was "born into heaven" on this day in 1231. St. Anthony was one of the first members of the Francisc ...

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1977: The Man Convicted for the Murder of Martin Luther King Escapes from Prison

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1977: The Man Convicted for the Murder of Martin Luther King Escapes from Prison

On this day, one of the most famous prison escapes in American history took place. The infamous James Ear ...

On this day, one of the most famous prison escapes in American history took place. The infamous James Earl Ray, convicted of the murder of African American Christian activist Martin Luther King, escap ...

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1801: Brigham Young: Mormon Leader who had 55 Wives

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1801: Brigham Young: Mormon Leader who had 55 Wives

On this day the significant Mormon leader Brigham Young was born. He was referred to by some as the “Amer ...

On this day the significant Mormon leader Brigham Young was born. He was referred to by some as the “American Moses” because of the large role he played in the early days of the Mormon Church (The Chu ...

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1430: St. Joan of Arc Captured

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1430: St. Joan of Arc Captured

On this day in 1430, St. Joan of Arc was captured at Compiègne in northern France. She was captured by t ...

On this day in 1430, St. Joan of Arc was captured at Compiègne in northern France. She was captured by the Burgundians, who had allied with the British against the French King Charles VII (his corona ...

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1812: Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus von Colloredo – Mozart’s Employer in Salzburg

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1812: Prince-Archbishop Hieronymus von Colloredo – Mozart’s Employer in Salzburg

This day in 1812 marked the death of the Archbishop Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, who was the powerful ...

This day in 1812 marked the death of the Archbishop Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, who was the powerful prince-archbishop of Salzburg, and an employer of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His father was Count ...

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1981: Assassination Attempt on Pope St. John Paul II

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1981: Assassination Attempt on Pope St. John Paul II

On this day, at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, an assassination attempt on Pope St. John Paul II took place, ...

On this day, at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, an assassination attempt on Pope St. John Paul II took place, precisely on the anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, who back in 1917 a ...

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2012: Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện: The Oldest Bishop in the History of the Catholic Church

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2012: Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện: The Oldest Bishop in the History of the Catholic Church

Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic bishop, and the oldest bishop of the Catholic Ch ...

Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic bishop, and the oldest bishop of the Catholic Church. He died at the age of 106 (and two months). He had been born in city of Saigon, French In ...

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