1475
Feast Day of Saint Agatha
Saint Agatha, a Christian martyr from Sicily, is celebrated on this date. She was persecuted and killed for her faith during the Decian persecution in the 3rd century AD.
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1455
Printing of the Gutenberg Bible
The Gutenberg Bible, also known as the 42-line Bible, was the first major book printed in the West using movable type. This revolutionary printing press technology helped spread the Bible and other religious texts more widely.
1958
Pope Pius XII Declares the Assumption of Mary
Pope Pius XII issued the papal bull 'Munificentissimus Deus', which officially declared the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the belief that she was taken bodily into heaven at the end of her life, as a dogma of the Catholic Church.
1597
Martyrdom of the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan
Twenty-six Christians, including nine Europeans and seventeen Japanese converts, were executed by crucifixion in Nagasaki, Japan for their religious beliefs during the Tokugawa shogunate's persecution of Christians.
1631
Consecration of the Jesuits' Church of the Gesù in Rome
The Church of the Gesù in Rome, the mother church of the Jesuit order, was consecrated. This landmark church became an influential model for Baroque architecture and the spread of Jesuit influence throughout Europe.