1st December, 660
On this day in Christian History, Bishop Eligius died at seventy (70) years of age. He was already widely regarded as a saint by the time of his death.
1st December, 1521
On this day in Christian History, Pope Leo X died. It was during his lifetime and reign that Luther and his followers separated from the Catholic church.
1st December, 1580
On this day in Christian History, Edmund Campion, an English Jesuit, was hanged in England at the age of 42. He was falsely accused of treason against Queen Elizabeth’s government.
1st December, 1589
On this day in Christian History, Edmund Spenser’s poem The Fairie Queen is “entered,” a prepublication step necessary in England's days of government censorship. The author holds Christian beliefs.
1st December, 1637
On this day in Christian History, Nicholas Ferrar, founder of a Protestant retreat at Little Gidding, makes a solemn confession of faith, preparatory to receiving absolution and Communion for the last time.
1st December, 1755
On this day in Christian History, the popular English composer Maurice Greene, died. In his lifetime, he wrote many works for the church, including the anthems “Lord, Let Me Know My End,” and “Oh Clap Your Hands.” A student of Jeremiah Clark, he in turn taught William Boyce and held several prominent musical positions.
1st December, 1817
On this day in Christian History, Justin Heinrich Knecht died at Biberach, Germany. He had been one of the great church organists of his time.
1st December, 1857
On this day in Christian History, John Paton was licensed to preach the gospel. As a tract distributor in Glasgow Scotland, he usually went from door to door winning souls. Eventually he became a missionary in the New Hebrides islands.
1st December, 1916
On this day in Christian History, Father Charles de Foucauld was martyred at his mission in the Sahara.
1st December, 1959
On this day in Christian History, the people’s court in Prague sentences six knights of the Order of St. Lazarus to terms of five to nine years in prison as part of an ongoing repression of religious orders by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
1st December, 1996
On this day in Christian History, Death of Elmon Makwale Sekgobela, a pioneer worker in the opening of the Nazarene mission among the Tswana people in the Western Transvaal of South Africa, where he had experienced serious opposition.
1st December, 1999
On this day in Christian History, Cuban Communists declare that henceforth citizens will be allowed to celebrate Christmas as an official holiday.
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