11th June, 1850
On this day in Christian History, a pioneer in Christian publishing, David C. Cook was born. He founded the David C. Cook Publishing Company, which became a leading publisher of Sunday School materials and Christian literature.
11th June, 1869
On this day in Christian History, Pope Pius IX opened the First Vatican Council, which defined papal infallibility and addressed the relationship between the Catholic Church and the modern world.
11th June, 1970
On this day in Christian History, Goodbye to Frank Laubach, Apostle of Literacy. Laubach had become aware of the importance of literacy while serving as a missionary among Maranao Moro Muslims in the Philippines. Poverty and injustice crushed their lives. He decided that much of it could be remedied if only the people could read. The "Apostle of Literacy" and his wife Effa are buried in Benton, Pennsylvania. Their tombstone reads "World Missionaries."
11th June, 1931
On this day in Christian History, a Brazilian Catholic martyr, Blessed Albertina Berkenbrock was born in 1919 and was murdered on June 11, 1931. She was beatified by the Vatican in 2004.
11th June, 1977
On this day in Christian History, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay in Kenya was established.
11th June, 2019
On this day in Christian History, the First Female Deacon was Ordained in the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis ordained the first female deacon in the Roman Catholic Church for the Institute of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Argentina.
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