314 AD
Council of Ancyra
The Council of Ancyra was a regional church council held in Ancyra (modern-day Ankara, Turkey) that addressed various issues of church discipline and governance.
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1547 AD
Council of Trent Opens
The Council of Trent, one of the most important ecumenical councils in the history of the Catholic Church, was convened by Pope Paul III to address the Protestant Reformation and institute internal reforms.
1684 AD
Canonization of Saint John of God
Saint John of God was a Portuguese-born friar who founded the Order of Brothers Hospitaller. He was canonized by Pope Alexander VIII for his dedication to caring for the sick and poor.
1848 AD
Founding of the Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith was founded by Bahá'u'lláh, who proclaimed himself the promised messenger of God foretold in the scriptures of the world's major religions.
1942 AD
Martyrdom of Edith Stein
Edith Stein, a Jewish convert to Catholicism and Carmelite nun, was arrested by the Nazi Gestapo and sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where she was murdered in the gas chambers.