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Today in Christian History January 22 304 (probable date) Martyrdom of Vincent of Saragossa, Spain's first famous martyr, who had been starved, racked, exposed in the stocks, and partially roasted. 1522 German Reformer Martin Luther wrote in a...

Today in Christian History January 21 885 Pope Adrian III rules in favor of Rothad who had deposed a priest for unchastity and called a church council. Bishop Hincmar had argued that Rothad, as a suffragan (assistant)...

Today in Christian History January 20 250 Death of Fabian, bishop of Rome, under the persecution of Emperor Decius. 473 Death of Euthymius the Great in the desert northeast of Jerusalem. He had been an abbot in Palestine and...

Today in Christian History January 19 825 Vikings wipe out the monastery on the Isle of Iona. They allow its monks to celebrate mass before slaying them. 1563 The Heidelberg Catechism was first published in Germany. Written by Peter...

Today in Christian History January 18 1271 Death of St. Margaret of Hungary, princess and Dominican nun. 1460 Pope Pius II issues his bulla Execrabilis, condemning as detestable any appeals against the pope to councils. 1525 After a public debate the...

Today in Christian History January 17 395 With the death of Emperor Theodosius I (the Great), this became the last day the (Christian) Roman Empire was controlled by a single leader. In his wisdom, Theodosius had...

Today in Christian History January 16 648 Death at Forsheim, France, of St. Fursey who had founded monasteries in England and Gaul. Many years earlier, Fursey, while seriously ill, had fallen into a trance in...

Today in Christian History January 15 341 (traditional date) Death of Paul of Thebes in Egypt at the remarkable age of one hundred and thirteen years. He had been one of the earliest Christian hermits and friend...

Today in Christian History January 15 341 (traditional date) Death of Paul of Thebes in Egypt at the remarkable age of one hundred and thirteen years. He had been one of the earliest Christian hermits and...

Today in Christian History January 13 533 Death of St. Remigius, apostle of France and the first bishop of Reims. In one of the most famous incidents of his life, he had baptized King Clovis of...