December 15, 340
Eusebius (not to be confused with historian Eusebius of Caesarea) becomes the first bishop of Vercelli, Italy, receiving his consecration from Pope Julius I. He will be influential in having the Nicene Creed restored throughout the empire.
15th December, 1543
On this day in Christian History, Geneva’s Council recommended Sebastian Castellio’s appointment as a preacher. He was one of the few Genevan clergies who visited plague victims during the epidemic that year.
15th December, 1727
On this day in Christian History, in his first official act as a bishop, Count Nicholas von Zinzendorf ordained Peter Bohler.
15th December, 1791
On this day in Christian History, the United States Bill of Rights is ratified, guaranteeing freedom of religion among other liberties.
15th December, 1810
On this day in Christian History, the sudden death of Sarah Trimmer at Brentford was announced. She was notable as a teacher and author of children’s works (especially Fabulous Histories, also known as Story of the Robins), magazine articles, and serious Christian books.
December 15, 1811
Death in Cape Town of missionary-physician Johannes Van Der Kemp.
15th December, 1870
African-American Methodists from eight local conferences meet in Jackson, Tennessee. They will found the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.
15th December, 1926
On this day in Christian History, popular Christian Hymn Writer, Sarah Doudney died in Oxford, England. Her best-known hymns were “The Christian’s Good Night” and “The Master Hath Come.”
15th December, 2011
On this day in Christian History, Saudi Arabians arrested thirty-five (35) Ethiopian Christians for praying in Jeddeh but charged them with meeting in a mixed company of men and women. They stripped the women and searched their body cavities. The Christians were imprisoned several months until they were deported back to Ethiopia.
15th December, 2024
On this day in Christian History, Minister Deborah Enewa -Sam Hawthorns Uloko (Nee Paul Enenche) gave birth to her first son, Paul-Xavier Ondujum Noel Uloko Hawthorn.
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