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Feb 6, 20211 min read

Feb 7 The Bonfire of the Vanities

In todays pod, we go back to the 7th of February and the year 1497, and remember how the famous ‘Bonfire of Vanities was lit today by the...

Feb 6, 20213 min read

Feb 6 Cristeros War

Today we go back to year 1927 and remember the death of Matteo Correa Magallanes an innocent Victim of Mexico's Cristeros War. An...

Feb 5, 20213 min read

Feb 5 - Japans hidden Christians

Today we remember 26 Christians who were crucified in Nagasaki in 1597. Tracing the rollercoaster story of Christianity in Japan, early...

Feb 4, 20213 min read

Feb 4 - Mormons journey to Utah

Today on Feb 4 we remember how the Church of the Latter Day Saints left their wintering grounds in search of a safe place to establish...

Feb 4, 20213 min read

Feb 3 - Guttenberg's Printing Press

Today in 1468 Johannes Gutenberg combined various elements, of movable type, oil based ink and a mechanical system allowed the mass...

Feb 2, 20213 min read

Feb 2 - Candlemas

Today Christians all over the world celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the temple. In the Spanish Speaking world the...

Feb 1, 20216 min read

Feb 1 - Translating the Bible

Today we remember the life and work of Erasmus the Dutch priest and 'Prince amongst Humanists'. This is the day in 1516 he dedicated his...

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