24th December, 361
Assassination at Alexandria, Egypt, of George of Cappadocia, a despotic bishop who had forced Arian theology on Alexandrians. After killing him, the mob burns his body and casts the ashes into the Mediterranean Sea.
24th December, 1164
On this day in Christian History, Bishop Hartmann of Brixen, Austria, was discovered dead in his bath. He had supported Pope Alexander III against Victor, Frederick Barbarossa’s claimant to the papacy; however, Holy Roman Emperor Barbarossa never held this against him.
24th December, 1515
On this day in Christian History, Bartolomé Las Casas had audience with Ferdinand of Spain, building rapport with the monarch, who will eventually commission him to act on behalf of the Indians of the New World.
24th December, 1526
On this day in Christian History, Hans Denck was ordered to leave Strasbourg because of his Anabaptist views.
24th December, 1784
On this day in Christian History, the first General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in American was convened in Baltimore, Maryland, at Lovely Lane Chapel.
24th December, 1849
On this day in Christian History, Dostoevsky’s trek toward exile in the Omsk penal settlement begins. He has been condemned for participating in a rebel plot. On the way, a woman will thrust a Bible into his hands, which will turn him toward Christ. Although Christian considerations will be prominent in his future writings, his Christianity will not deliver him from compulsive behaviors such as gambling until the last decade of his life.
24th December, 1912
On this day in Christian History, Charlotte Diggs “Lottie” Moon died in Japan. In her lifetime, she had served as a Baptist missionary in China, and her multiple appeals led to the formation of the Women’s Missionary Union.
24th December, 1929
On this day in Christian History, Ralph Darby Williams and his wife Jewyl arrived in El Salvador, where they taught nationals to manage their own churches and conduct their own mission work.
24th December, 1963
On this day in Christian History, the mother of popular Gospel Preacher, Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Iren, Mrs Olubunmi Iren was born.
24th December, 2003
On this day in Christian history, after falsely blaming Christians for the death of a popular Buddhist monk, Sri Lankan Buddhists attacked and burnt Christian churches, forcing 140 churches to close.
24th December, 2010
On this day in Christian History, Muslims from the organization - Boko Haram, murdered Pastor Bulus Marwa of the Victory Baptist Church in Alamuderi, Nigeria, along with other Christians on the site, and burnt down the church. This is one of many persecution cases and stories in Nigeria.
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