September 14
407: Passing away of John Chrysostom, the archbishop of Constantinople, who was considered the greatest preacher of his era. He became the victim of a conspiracy, was accused of heresy and was forced to go into exile, although he was severely ill.
1224: Francis of Assisi gets the vision of a Seraph, following which he discovers the wounds that have appeared on his hands, feet, and side, known as the stigmata.
1321: Demise of Dante Alighieri, the author of The Divine Comedy, the greatest epic of medieval Christianity.
1741: German composer George Frederick Handel, completes the composition of his oratorio, “The Messiah,” for which he wrote the complete score in only 24 days.
1814: Francis Scott Key, an Episcopalian layman and cofounder of the American Sunday School Union, composes the song that becomes America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” after he noticed that Fort McHenry has not struck its colors in spite of a night of heavy bombardment by British ships during the war of 1812.
1852: Demise of Augustin W. N. Pugin in Ramsgate, Kent, who was influential in the 19th century Gothic revival of ecclesiastical architecture. One among his most beautiful creations is St Augustine’s Abbey Church in Ramsgate.
1863: Repose of hymn-writer Jane Fox Crewdson, also known for the hymn “I’ve Found a Joy in Sorrow,” which she wrote during a long illness.
1918: Formation of the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin, Ohio and Other States through the merger of several smaller synods.
1932: (or the 15th) Death of composer Charles H. Gabriel, the author of numerous Gospel songbooks and anthems, including “More Like the Master,” “Send the Light,” “O That Will Be Glory,” and “I Stand Amazed in the Presence.”
1975: Canonization of (Mother) Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton by Pope Paul VI, making her the first native-born American citizen to become a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
1983: Shi Lishi and Shi Wuting, two house church leaders, are executed in Henan Province of China, on the pretext of having committed murder, after they had prayed over and cared for a terminally ill woman.
1996: Funeral of Mrs. Joannah Mobola Ayorinde, a holy and fearless Baptist leader of the Women’s Missionary Union, at First Baptist Church, Broad Street, Lagos, Nigeria.
Edited by: T. Chempilayil MCBS
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