[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History January 10

[Steve K. Rourke]

Births

1502 Hendrik Niclaes German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)

Deaths

0681 Agatho Sicilian pope (678-81), dies
0866 Lin-chi I-hsuan [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies
0976 John I Tzimisces co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51
1271 Otto II the Lame, Earl of Gelre, dies
1276 Gregorius X [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies
1542 Gerardus Noviomagus [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59


Other Events

0049 -BC- Julius Cesar crosses the Rubicon, invades Italy
0069 Roman emperor Galba adopts Marcus Piso Licinianus as Cæsar
0236 St Fabian begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0681 St Agatho ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1072 Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo
1356 German emperor Charles I delegates Golden Degree
1429 Order of the Golden Fleece established in Austria-Hungary & Spain
1430 Duke Philip the Good marries Isabella of Portugal
1430 Order of the Guilder forms
1514 Complutensian New Testament in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek & Latin finished
1538 Regarding the doctrine of purgatory, German Reformer Martin Luther
reported in a "Table Talk": 'God has placed two ways before us in His Word:
salvation by faith, damnation by unbelief (Mark 16:16). He does not mention
purgatory at all. Nor is purgatory to be admitted, for it obscures the
benefits and grace of Christ.'
1550 1st sitting of "Vurige Chamber" in Paris



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