November 22: Today in Christian History


November 22: Today in Christian History


November 22, 1633

On this day in Christian history, the Ark and the Dove, two small ships, sailed from the Isle of Man. Outfitted by Cecil Calvert, Second Lord Baltimore, their purpose was to settle in Maryland, giving English Roman Catholics a refuge from persecution.

November 22, 1873

On this day in Christian History, Horatio Spafford’s four daughters died in a shipping accident when the French ship Ville du Havre sank. In response, he penned the popular hymn “It Is Well with My Soul.”

November 22, 1914

On this day in Christian History, Basil Malof was sentenced to prison in Siberia because of his success as a Protestant evangelist in Petrograd. His sentence was commuted a few days later to his banishment from Russia.

November 22, 1939

Nurse Dorothy Davis was appointed as a Nazarene missionary to Swaziland. Because of her role in training Swazi nurses, she later became known as “the Mother of Swazi Nurses.” She will be honored with the Member of the British Empire award.

November 22, 1950

Death of Paul William Fleming in a plane crash. He had been a co-founder of New Tribes Mission.

November 22, 1963

Death of C. S. Lewis, beloved apologist, scholar and author.


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