July 23
75 (or 78): Martyrdom of Apollinaris, bishop of Ravenna, believed to be a disciple of St. Peter.
685: Consecration of John V as Pope, an easterner, who was elected without the direct approval of the Byzantine Emperor, as it was usual.
1184: Fontevrault Abbey, France, receives a papal bull of privileges, which granted its women  autonomy in many matters, freeing them from the supervision of men.
1373: Passing away of Bridget of Sweden in Rome, a Scandinavian mystic, the founder of the Brigantine Order and the patron of Sweden. She had published several books on divine revelations granted to her.
1584: Demise of John Day in London, the foremost English printer of the Elizabethan era, who had introduced Roman type to replace Gothic fonts. He was imprisoned and then exiled, probably because he continued to print Protestant books after the accession of Mary Tudor. After the Protestants regained power under Elizabeth, he returned and printed John Foxe’s Actes and Monuments (Book of Martyrs).
1846: Birth of William R. Featherstone, Canadian Methodist hymn-writer, who had penned the hymn “My Jesus, I Love Thee” as a young boy under 16.
1860: Birth of William W. McConnell, mission pioneer, the first missionary sent out by the Central American Mission, after its founding in 1890.
1957: Nigerian church planter Joseph Adeyemo Taiwo Through, who increased the Baptist presence in Nigeria through his zealous efforts, is honored with the title of chieftain.
1976: The First National Southern Baptist Charismatic Conference comes to a close.
1993: Demise of Demos Shakarian in Costa Mesa, California, who was of Armenian origin and had founded the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International.
Edited by: T. Chempilayil MCBS
Courtesy:Â www.studylight.org