10th February, 1675
On this day in Christian History, American-Indians captured Mary Rowlandson and her three children during King Philip’s war in Massachusetts and held them for ransom. Five years later she wrote the first “captivity narrative” which she titled “The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson”.
10th February, 1856
Anthony Mary Claret, Archbishop of Santiago and tireless worker for justice and reform, is wounded at Holguin, Cuba, by an assassin who lays his face open from ear to jaw with a razor. His calls for an end to racism and oppression had roused opposition.
February 10, 1886
Death in Paignton, South Devon, England, of William H. Brett, who had for forty years done notable linguistic and mission work in British Guiana.
February 10, 1913
Michael Platonovich Krasnoperov is consecrated as the first bishop of the Orthodox diocese of Akmolinsk, under the name Bishop Methodius. In 1921, the Bolsheviks will execute Methodius as an example to rebellious peasants, stabbing him and thrusting his cross into one of the wounds.
10th February, 1973
On this day in Christian History, under the dictatorship of Idi Amin, Christians were shot in a stadium in Kabale, Uganda.
Post a Comment
Please drop a comment and use the Social Media Buttons below to share to friends and family.