11th December, 1520
On this day in Christian History, Martin Luther says no man can be saved unless he renounces the rule of the pope.
11th December, 1825
On this day in Christian History, Samuel Ajayi Crowther is baptized at the age of sixteen. Recently a slave, he will become the first Anglican bishop of West Africa.
11th December, 1897
On this day in Christian History, an Anglican missionary George Pilkington, who was cooperating with British troops in Uganda, was killed.
11th December, 1905
On this day in Christian History, the Methodist leader, Reverdy C. Ransom becomes the first African American to give an address at Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, marking the celebration of the William Lloyd Garrison Centennial.
11th December, 1910
On this day in Christian History, Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, a famous Norwegian missionary, died. Once a thief, he had been converted to faith in Christ. In India he had translated the Bible into the Santal language and produced a hymnal using native tunes. He wrote textbooks, published a book of traditional Santal myths, founded schools that taught farming, animal care, and carpentry. He sought to establish a church the Santalese could run themselves. By his death, there were fifteen thousand or more Santal Christians.
11th December, 1920
On this day in Christian History, Soviets cut to pieces Russian Orthodox deacon Constantine Zverev with sabres because he stands up in defence of a priest.
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