DAILY CATHOLIC     FRI-SAT-SUN     July 30 - August 1, 1999     vol. 10, no. 142

MILLENNIUM MILESTONES & MEMORIES: TIME CAPSULES

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Historical Events in Church Annals for July 30:

  • 450 A.D.
  • Death of Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop and Doctor of the Church. For more on him, see WEEKEND LITURGY.

  • 1024 A.D.
  • Death of Saint Olaf Skottkonung, king of Sweden. Not to be confused with Saint Olaf, king of Norway, this Olaf was converted by Saint Sigfrid and established Christianity in Sweden. It was one of the few cases in history where two saints fought each other in battle as in the case of both kings in which Olaf of Sweden defeated Olaf of Norway. When he refused to sacrifice to pagan gods, rebellious followers murdered Olaf of Sweden in Stockholm.

  • 1459 A.D.
  • Death of Blessed Anthony della Chiesa, a Dominican priest from Vercelli in northern Italy.


Historical Events in Church Annals for July 31:

  • 432 A.D.
  • Pope Saint Sixtus III is elected as the 44th successor of Peter following the death of Pope Saint Celestine I. Sixtus was the author of several epistles and upheld the jurisdiction of Rome over Illyria against the Eastern Emperor who wanted it dependent on Constantinople. It was Sixtus who enlarged and embellished the Basilicas of St. Mary Major and St. Lawrence.

  • 448 A.D.
  • Death of Saint Germanus of Auxerre, bishop and governor of Gaul who baptized thousands of Britons in the army he led against the Picts and Saxons. He died in Ravenna.

  • 1192 A.D.
  • King Richard the Lionheart retakes Jaffa from the Saladin during the Third Crusade.

  • 1291 A.D.
  • Beirut falls to the Mameluks, ending the Latin presence forever in Palestine and Syria.

  • 1498 A.D.
  • Christopher Columbus discovers the island of Trinidad.

  • 1556 A.D.
  • Death of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, religious founder of the Jesuits. For more see WEEKEND LITURGY


Historical Events in Church Annals for August 1:

  • 67 A.D.
  • Death of Saint Peter the Apostle by inverted crucifixion. This is the date many historians attribute to the great apostle's martyrdom when he was thrown in chains and then opted to be crucified upside down since he didn't feel worthy of being crucified as Jesus had been.

  • 984 A.D.
  • Death of Saint Ethelwold, Bishop of Winchester who, along with Saint Dunstan and Saint Oswald, was responsible for the restoration of monasticism in England. He also is known for translating the rule of Saint Benedict into English.

  • 1096 A.D.
  • Peter the Hermit, who was chosen to lead the First Crusade after the death of Laszlo, leads his charges into Constantinople on this day.

  • 1107 A.D.
  • The "lay investiture" controversy is settled by an assembly of bishops, abbots and nobles when the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II and Saint Anselm were reconciled. The former agreed to renounce his right to the investiture of bishops and abbots, and the saint agreed to the clergy paying homage to the king for their temporal possessions. It was upheld by Pope Paschal II.

  • 1754 A.D.
  • Pope Benedict XIV issues his tenth encyclical Quod Provinciale, intended for the bishops of Albania on the alarming use of Christians taking Muslim names.

  • 1787 A.D.
  • Death of Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop, Religious Founder and Doctor of the Church. For more, see THIS WEEKEND'S LITURGY


July 30 - August 1, 1999 FRI-SAT-SUN       volume 10, no. 142
TIME CAPSULES
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