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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 ...

May 13, 2019
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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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1918: Charlie Soong – the Chinese Christian Whose Three Daughters “Ruled” China

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1918: Charlie Soong – the Chinese Christian Whose Three Daughters “Ruled” China

On this day in 1918, the Chinese missionary and businessman Charlie Soong died. Although he was born in C ...

On this day in 1918, the Chinese missionary and businessman Charlie Soong died. Although he was born in China, at the age of 15 he sailed with his uncle to Boston. In the USA, he met the Methodist mis ...

May 03, 2019
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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 ...

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1970: The Cardinal who Married John F. Kennedy and Jackie

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1970: The Cardinal who Married John F. Kennedy and Jackie

Famous American cardinal Richard Cushing died on this day in 1970. He was a personal friend of the presid ...

Famous American cardinal Richard Cushing died on this day in 1970. He was a personal friend of the president's family. He served as the Archbishop of Boston for nearly 26 years, and was known for his ...

November 02, 2015
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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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1429: St. Joan of Arc Relieves the Besieged City of Orleans

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1429: St. Joan of Arc Relieves the Besieged City of Orleans

The miraculous military career of the famous Saint Joan of Arc began on this day. That girl of only 17 ye ...

The miraculous military career of the famous Saint Joan of Arc began on this day. That girl of only 17 years came to lead the French army defending the city of Orleans. By this time, namely, the Engli ...

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