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Sep 24 The Venerable Bede

Today in the year 654 the first general council of the Anglo-Saxon Church opened. It was convened in Hertford, by Theodore of Tarsus,...

July 16 Innocent III - Papal hard and soft power

Today in 1216 one of the most consequential Popes of the Medieval Era, Pope Innocent III died. As the head of the Catholic Church and...

July 4 Pulcheria and the Theotokos

Today in 432 a large crowd descended on the church in Constantinople cheering “Many years to Pulcheria! Many years to the empress!” They...

July 3 Prester John and Marco Polo

For more than 500 years, Europeans believed a Christian king ruled over a vast empire somewhere in the wilds of Africa, India or the Far...

May 20 I believe ...... The Council of Nicea

Today we remember the first Ecumenical Council of the Church. It is now famous for its Christian statement of belief that is widely used...

Jan 18 - Council of Trent and the counter-reformation

Today the third and final session of the Council of Trent opened. An ecumenical council as opposed to a local council it would prove ...

Jan 12 Digging up the Bible

Today in 1897 we remember an amazing discovery in ancient rubbish dump near Oxyrhynchus, in Egypt. Two English archaeologists, Bernard...

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