597 Saxon King Ethelbert was the first English King to convert to Christianity and baptized by St. Augustine of Canterbury.
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Showing posts with label St. Augustine. Show all posts
Thursday, June 2, 2016
History Trivia - Saxon King Ethelbert converts to Christianity
June 2
597 Saxon King Ethelbert was the first English King to convert to Christianity and baptized by St. Augustine of Canterbury.
597 Saxon King Ethelbert was the first English King to convert to Christianity and baptized by St. Augustine of Canterbury.
Friday, November 13, 2015
History Trivia - St. Brice's Day Massacre
November 13, 354 - Saint Augustine was born. He was one of the earliest Christian theologians, and author of The City of God, and, Confessions, two of the best-known religious writings of all time.
1002 - Ethelred the Unready (Ethelred II) ordered the St. Brice's Day Massacre - the murder of all Danes in England.
1093 - Malcolm III Mac Duncan, King of Scots, was killed while laying siege to Alnwick in an invasion of England. He was succeeded by his brother, Donald Bane.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
History Trivia - Ethelred the Unready (Ethelred II) orders the St Brice's Day Massacre
November
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354 Saint Augustine was born. He was one of the earliest Christian theologians, and author of The City of God, and, Confessions, two of the best-known religious writings of all time.
1002 Ethelred the Unready (Ethelred II) ordered the St Brice's Day Massacre - the murder of all Danes in England.
1093, Malcolm III MacDuncan, King of Scots, was killed while laying siege to Alnwick in an invasion of England. He was succeeded by his brother Donald Bane.
1553 English Lady Jane Grey and Bishop Cranmer were accused of high treason.
1642 First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green – the Royalist forces withdrew in the face of the Parliamentarian army and failed to take London.
354 Saint Augustine was born. He was one of the earliest Christian theologians, and author of The City of God, and, Confessions, two of the best-known religious writings of all time.
1002 Ethelred the Unready (Ethelred II) ordered the St Brice's Day Massacre - the murder of all Danes in England.
1093, Malcolm III MacDuncan, King of Scots, was killed while laying siege to Alnwick in an invasion of England. He was succeeded by his brother Donald Bane.
1553 English Lady Jane Grey and Bishop Cranmer were accused of high treason.
1642 First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green – the Royalist forces withdrew in the face of the Parliamentarian army and failed to take London.
Monday, May 26, 2014
History Trivia - Germanicus returns to Rome as a conquering hero
May 26
17 Germanicus returned to Rome as a conquering hero; he celebrated a triumph for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti and other German tribes west of the Elbe.
451 Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire took place. The Empire defeated the Armenians militarily but guaranteed them freedom to openly practice Christianity.
604 St Augustine died. The Benedictine monk became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597. He is considered the "Apostle to the English" and a founder of the English Church.
961 German King Otto II was crowned.
17 Germanicus returned to Rome as a conquering hero; he celebrated a triumph for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti and other German tribes west of the Elbe.
451 Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire took place. The Empire defeated the Armenians militarily but guaranteed them freedom to openly practice Christianity.
604 St Augustine died. The Benedictine monk became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597. He is considered the "Apostle to the English" and a founder of the English Church.
961 German King Otto II was crowned.
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