February 11, 1302
Philip IV “the Fair” of France publically burns Pope Boniface VIII’s bull Ausculta Fili which calls on him to mend his ways. The pope and king have been bitter foes.
February 11, 1482
Tomas de Torquemada, whose name will go down in infamy, is appointed Grand Inquisitor of all Spain.
11th February, 1526
On this day in Christian History, Luther’s books were burnt at St. Paul’s, London; and Thomas Bilney was forced to abjure his mildly reformist views.
February 11, 1909
[or 13th] William Wadé Harris desecrates the Liberian flag and plants a British flag in Liberia, hoping his Grebos compatriots can become a British protectorate. Instead Liberian authorities imprison him for treason. While serving his sentence, he claims to receive a vision from Gabriel and will become an evangelist and miracle worker in the Ivory Coast and the Gold Coast, convincing tens of thousands to burn their fetishes and receive baptism in the name of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
11th February, 1933
On this day in Christian History, Archbishop Simon of Shanghai and Beijing died. Under his leadership, the Orthodox mission in China had experienced significant growth.
11th February, 1997
Death in Ecuador of Guiquita Waewae, one of the killers of Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming, and Roger Youderian. He had become a Christian and led his people to leave their violent lifestyle.
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