31st January, 314
On this day in Christian History, Silvester becomes bishop of Rome (i.e.: pope) after Miltiades, but few genuine records will survive from his years.
31st January, 366
On this day in Christian History, Athanasius returns to Alexandria where he spends the last seven years of his life after having been exiled five times for his faith.
31st January, 828
On this day in Christian History, the relics of Gospel-writer Mark, brought from Alexandria, Egypt, for safekeeping, are landed in Venice where they are received with pomp by the Doge, Giustiniano Particiaco. Venice will adopt Mark as their patron saint.
31st January, 1561
On this day in Christian History, Death of Menno Simons near Lübeck, Holstein, Germany. This gentle Anabaptist leader will give his name to the Mennonites. Surprisingly, considering the rewards on his head, he dies a natural death.
31st January, 1752
On this day in Christian History, the profession ceremony for Sister Martha Turpin is held at the Ursuline Convent in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the first North-American-born woman to become a nun in the Catholic Church.
31st January, 1854
On this day in Christian History, Death in Turin, Italy, of Silvio Pellico, a Catholic writer best-known for his autobiographical account of ten years in Austrian prisons, and for the tragedy Francesca da Rimini.
31st January, 1888
On this day in Christian History, Death of Giovanni “Don” Bosco, Roman Catholic priest, educator, and founder of the Salesian order. He will be canonized in 1934.
31st January, 1892
On this day in Christian History, Death near Nice, France, of Charles Spurgeon, a Baptist minister considered one of the greatest preachers of all time.
31st January, 1939
On this day in Christian History, Josiah Mtekateka is ordained as a deacon. He will overcome racism to become the first black African bishop of the Anglican Church in Malawi.
31st January, 1955
On this day in Christian History, Death in Orlando, Florida, of John Mott, whose missions ministry had spanned the globe.
31st January, 1990
On this day in Christian History, Ninety-year-old Catholic priest Philip Wang Ziyang dies after forty years in Chinese labor camps. He had been offered release in 1978, but refused, because the terms of release violated his conscience.
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