21st February, 1076
On this day in Christian History, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV sends a sneering letter to Hildebrand (Pope Gregory VII) who is in council. The bishops scream for the messenger’s death but Hildebrand shields the man with his own body.
21st February, 1431
On this day in Christian History, Pierre Cauchon, bishop of Beauvais, began his interrogation of Joan of Arc. She will eventually be condemned as a heretic and burned at the stake.
21st February, 1595
On this day in Christian History, Robert Southwell was hanged, drawn, and quartered. A Jesuit, he had lived secretly in London, providing priestly services for several years during the reign of Elizabeth I. After his capture he had undergone thirteen tortures.
21st February, 1831
On this day in Christian History, Death in Bristol of the Baptist preacher Robert Hall. The depth of his ideas had been such that he is said to have held large audiences spellbound despite a weak voice. His mental breakdowns had occasionally resulted in stays in asylums.
21st February, 1869
On this day in Christian History, Queen Ranavalona II of Madagascar and her court were converted to Christianity and baptized.
21st February, 1896
On this day in Christian History, Walter Grand Taylor converts to Christianity in a hotel room. The conversion is brought on by his realization that his young wife, a Christian, who has just died, is already in heaven, while he is doomed. Twenty years later he will become head of the Pacific Garden Mission.
21st February, 1953
On this day in Christian History, Death of Ekvtime Takaishvili, a Georgian Orthodox historian and archaeologist who recovered lost information on the history of Georgia, founded a democratic party in his country and suffered in exile under the Soviets, while preserving a large and valuable collection of artifacts relating to Georgian history. The Georgian Orthodox Church will declare him a saint.
21st February, 1954
On this day in Christian History, Appointment of Bonaventure Dlamini, of the Franciscan Familiars of St. Joseph, as South Africa’s first black Catholic bishop.
21st February, 2009
On this day in Christian History, The Vatican announced that Father Damien, famed for his work with lepers on Hawaii, will be canonized.
21st February, 2026
On this day in Christian History, Pastor Foluke Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, was appointed Chancellor of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State.
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