October 11
1424: Demise of John Ziska, a clever military officer, in Bohemia. He defeated several armies that had tried to suppress the Bohemian reformation begun by the martyr Jan Hus.
1521: Leo X confers the title “Fidei Defensor” – Defender of the Faith – upon Henry VIII from England, who later severed all ties with Rome to establish the Church of England.
1531: Swiss reformer Ulrich Zwingli loses life at the Battle of Kappel.
1551: Opening of the 13th Session of the Council of Trent, which made major decisions regarding the Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist.
1718: Dedication of New Jerusalem Church in Tranquebar, India, built by the Danish missionary Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg.
1752: Repose of Thomas Stackhouse in Benham, Berkshire, England, a biblical writer, who authored a biblical history which addressed many objections by skeptics.
1841: Passing away of Leonid of Optina, a monastic leader who had introduced a controversial system of eldership in his monastery.
1914: The Cathedral of Notre Dame, the most famous of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages and distinguished for both its size and antiquity, suffers minor damage in an air raid on Paris during World War I.
1962: Opening of the first session of the Second Vatican Council, which brought in radical changes in the church and transformed her relations to other Christian denominations.
Edited by: T. Chempilayil MCBS
Courtesy: https://studylight.org