Tertullian (2nd-3rd cent.) witness There are Christians who announce the Gospel with their lives, and who are perhaps unable to find words to describe their experience of communion with God. Other...

Avvakum (d. 1682) and all martyrs of the Church of Old Believers On April 14, 1682, the archpriest Avvakum was burned at the stake. He was the first leader of those Russian Christians who came to ...

Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) witness Today the Roman Catholic and Anglican calendars commemorate Catherine of Siena, a Dominican tertiary and teacher of the faith. Lectionary

Joseph Benedict Cottolengo (1786-1842) priest Today Ambrosian-rite Catholics commemorate Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, a priest who founded the House of Divine Providence.

Ignaty Brianchaninov (1807-1867) monk and pastor Today the Russian Orthodox Church commemorates Ignaty Brianchaninov, a monk who lived near St. Petersburg and became bishop of the Caucasus.

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Nil Sorsky (1433-1508) monk Today the Russian church commemorates Nil Sorsky (Nil of the Sor), a monk who led the renewal of hesychasm in fifteenth-century Russia.

Jerome Savonarola (1452-1498) priest On May 23, 1498 in Florence, the Dominican preacher Jerome Savonarola was sent to the gallows, and his remains were burned and cast into the Arno. Such was the...

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Martyrs of the Ustashi regime (1941-1945) In May 1941 the Croat nationalist army built the prison camp of Jasenovac, where hundreds of thousands of prisoners, mostly Serbs and Jews, were put to de...

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Today the Catholic and Anglican churches commemorate the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. According to the Gospel of Luke, after Mary received the angel...

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Justin (d. ca. 165) martyr Around the year 165 Justin, remembered in the early Church as "the Philosopher," was martyred together with six companions under the emperor Marcus Aurelius.

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Martyrs of Lyon (2nd cent.) Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates Potinus, Blandina and other martyrs of the city of Lyon. Their Passio is attributed to Ireneus, who succeeded Potinus as the ci...

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Thomas Ken (1637-1711) pastor and hymn writer   Today Anglicans commemorate Thomas Ken, a bishop of Bath and Wells and a hymn writer in the Church of England. In an tim...

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Columba of Iona (d. 597) monk   Shortly after midnight on June 9, 597, Columba of Iona, a monk, man of culture and pilgrim for Christ, died in the church of his monaster...

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Jews martyred by the Cossack militia(d. 1648)In 1648, Cossack rebels led by Bogdan Chmielnicki burst into Poland.

Evagrius Ponticus (ca. 345-399) monk In the desert Evagrius worked out a synthesis of theology and practical monasticism that was unique for his time

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Elisha (9th cent. BCE) prophet Today the Orthodox churches commemorate the prophet Elisha, whose story is told in the First and Second Book of Kings.

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Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941) witness On June 15, 1941 Evelyn Underhill, whose career as writer, spiritual guide and preacher was among the most fruitful in recent English history, died in London.

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John Tauler (ca. 1300-1361) priest John Tauler, a Dominican and one of the best loved Christian witnesses of the medieval West, died in Strasbourg in 1361.