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Feb 15 A Hermit from Lebanon brings faiths together
Today in 1875, a Maronite monk Charbel Makhlouf became a Hermit and entered the Hermitage of St Peter and St Paul on Mount Lebanon. It...
Pearl of Great Price
Feb 14, 20211 min read


Feb 8 Anti slavery Quaker Benjamin Lay
Todays marks the death of remarkable man, Benjamin Lay. I am not aware of any other 4ft hunchback who has changed the world in quite the...
Pearl of Great Price
Feb 8, 20211 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...
Pearl of Great Price
Feb 4, 20213 min read


Jan 31 - Youseff Karam, St Maron & Lebanon
Today in 1867 the Maronite nationalist leader Youssef Karam left Lebanon on board of a French ship for Algeria, to begin his second...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 31, 20214 min read


Jan 23 - The Netherlands Splits
Today in 1579 a treaty was signed by Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and the province (but not the city) of Groningen which effectively split...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 30, 20213 min read


Jan 17 - Baptising Children?
Today in 1525 there was a public debate in Zurich, arranged by the city council, on whether it was permitted to baptise infants. Lead by...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 29, 20213 min read
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