February 4
856: Death of Archbishop Rabanus Maurus, Christian educator and encyclopedist from Germany.
1441: Pope Eugene IV publishes the encyclical "Cantante domino," asserting the biblical...
February 3
865 (traditional date) Death of Anskar (St. Ansgar), an early English missionary, who worked hard to evangelize Scandinavia.
1238 Surrounded by Mongols, the citizens...
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1594: Death of Roman Catholic composer Giovanni di Palestrina, who was well known for high quality and originality in writing one hundred and...