December 21
1082 Repose of Hincmar, the Archbishop of Reims, who was very influential over the Frankish kingdom.
1406 (probable date) Martyrdom of Juliana of Viazma at the hands of Youri, the Duke of Smolensk, who could not seduce her and who even stabbed her husband. She is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
1672 Birth of Johann Christoph Schwedler, a German clergyman and the author of more than 500 hymns, many stressing the joy which is an essential nature of a Christian believer.
1807 Demise of John Newton, the author of the hymn “Amazing Grace” in London, England.
1835 Chartering of Oglethorpe University in Milledgeville, Georgia by the Presbyterians. The campus was shifted to Atlanta in 1913.
1843 Frances Ward, an Irish Catholic nun, arrives in Pittsburgh, the U.S., where she was instrumental in establishing convents of the Sisters of Mercy in Chicago and in Loretto, Pennsylvania.
1856 Demise of John Harris, a preacher, educator, and author in London. He became famous for his work The Great Teacher: Characteristics of Our Lord’s Ministry and was criticised for another book, Mammon, or Covetousness the Sin of the Christian Church.
1941The BBC broadcasts the “The Man Born to Be Kin,” a play in Dorothy Sayers’ cycle, and it won  great reception among Christians.
2002 Demise of Wu Weizun, who was imprisoned for his faith in Christ and had to undergo great personal suffering. He was also called “The Chinese Epaphras.”
Edited by: T. Chempilayil MCBS
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