26th February, 398
On this day in Christian History, John Chrysostom (golden mouth) becomes bishop of Constantinople.
26th February, 554
On this day in Christian History, Pope Vigilius, a virtual prisoner to Emperor Justinian in Constantinople, announces to the Western bishops his adhesion to the decisions of the Second Council of Constantinople that he had formerly rejected regarding the errors of the Three Chapters. This is widely seen as a concession to monophysitism.
February 26, 1607
Robert Drury, a Catholic priest, is hanged, drawn, and quartered in England for refusing to condemn his faith.
February 26, 1802
Death in Paddington of Roman Catholic theologian Dr. Alexander Geddes who had advanced many of the arguments later used in German higher [biblical] criticism. For his opinions he had been suspended from priestly duties.
February 26, 1835
Ranavalona I, Queen of Madagascar, forbids the newly-established Christian faith. In spite of severe persecution that she unleashes, the church will grow tremendously.
February 26, 1861
On this day in Christian History, Francois Colliard and Christina Macintosh marry in Cape Town. They were supposed to meet in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, but through miscommunication she landed at Cape Town. He rode the five-hundred miles pellmell to join her. Both were highly refined people for whom working in the bush of Africa was a deep sacrifice. “Our prayers for the evangelization of the world are but a bitter irony so long as we give only of our abundance, and draw back before the sacrifice of ourselves,” he wrote.
26th February, 1891
On this day in Christian History, Brahmabandhav Upadhyay, a Bengali Brahman attracted to the uniqueness of Christ, receives Christian baptism in Calcutta and will later issue a series of articles attempting to demonstrate Christian theology is compatible with indigenous thought in India.
26th February, 1895
On this day in Christian History, Thérèse of Lisieux wrote down from memory her poetic masterpiece “To Live by Love” which she had composed during Eucharistic meditation.
26th February, 1933
On this day in Christian History, Arrest of Russian Orthodox theologian and scientist Pavel Aleksandrovich Florensky. Held in concentration camps, he will die a martyr in 1937, shot by agents of the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD).
26th February, 1949
On this day in Christian History, Death in Danvers, Massachusetts, of Lucy Peabody who had devoted most of her life to the practice and support of mission work. Her second husband left her a fortune that she applied toward mission endeavors.
26th February, 1984
On this day in Christian History, Pastor Dr. Mensa Otabil founded the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) in Accra. The first meeting of the ministry was held at the Kanda Cluster of Schools with approximately 20 people in attendance at the gathering.
26th February, 1995
On this day in Christian History, Mahfouz Rashid Bacilious was murdered. He was one of several Christians targeted for killing over a period of a few months in the Egyptian city of Malawy.
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