January 22
304: (probable date) Martyrdom of Vincent of Saragossa, Spain's first known martyr.
1522: Martin Luther, the German Reformer, stated in a letter: 'Love cares...
January 20
250: Martyrdom of Fabian, bishop of Rome, during the persecution of Christians by Emperor Decius.
473: Death of Euthymius the Great in the Judean...
January 19
825
Vikings wipe out the monastery on the Isle of Iona. They allow its monks to celebrate mass before slaying them.
1563
The Heidelberg Catechism was...