4th December, 749
On this day in Christian History, Death of Greek Orthodox theologian and poet John of Damascus near Jerusalem. The last great doctor of the Greek church, he had been a strong defender of the use of icons.
4th December, 963
On this day in Christian History, a Roman synod deposes wicked Pope John XII. He had been just eighteen years old when elected.
4th December, 1093
On this day in Christian History, St. Anselm was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. He had fashioned the ontological argument for God’s existence and is often credited with being the father of scholasticism.
4th December, 1154
On this day in Christian History, Adrian IV (Nicholas Breakspear) was elected as Pope, and was the first Englishman to hold the position. At the beginning of the twenty-first century he still had been the only English pope.
4th December, 1532
On this day in Christian History, drops of molten silver injure the Shroud of Turin during a fire.
4th December, 1896
On this day in Christian History, Death from fever of Peter Cameron Scott in Kenya. The founder of the African Inland Mission he is not yet thirty.
4th December, 1917
On this day in Christian History, all ecclesiastical property in Russia were confiscated.
4th December, 1942
On this day in Christian History, Death of Roland Victor Bingham, who persistently attempted to evangelize the Sudan between 1893 and 1902, and co-founded the Sudan Interior Mission.
4th December, 1964
On this day in Christian History, a Medical missionary Dr. Paul Carlson appears on the cover of Time magazine. He had become a symbol for events in the Congo when he was seized by Simba rebels who executed him.
4th December, 1972
On this day in Christian History, President Idi Amin ousts fifty missionaries from Uganda, charging that they have connections with Israel and South Africa.
4th December, 2025
On this day in Christian History, Apostle Emmanuel Iren, through his ministry expression, Celebration Church International, held the opening service for the 2025 edition of the Annual Reboot Camp.
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