Mahavastu (Great Story), a Biography of the Buddha, was also an anonymous Sanskrit work from the second century BCE. Continue reading
Category: Religion
The Canonization of Jain Sacred Texts
At Patna, India, towards the end of the 4th century BCE, the Canonization of Jain sacred texts took place. Continue reading
Prophet Zarathushtra
Prophet Zarathushtra was an Iranian religious reformer of Zoroastrianism. Continue reading
Quaker Meetings Held in Leicestershire
Quaker meetings were held by Seekers members, a Puritan Separatist group who gathered to hear the preaching of George Fox Continue reading
Minor Reformed Church of Poland
The Minor Reformed Church of Poland was founded in 1565 after the Polish Reformed Church split over the Trinity legitimacy. Continue reading
Protestant Hymnbook Collection
Protestant hymnbook contained 89 hymns in the Czech language published in Prague, Bohemia on January 13, 1501. Continue reading
Founding of European Women’s Monastery
The women's monastery at St. John's was founded by Bishop Caesarius at Arles, France in 512. Continue reading
Japanese Catholic Converts Were Martyred
There were 26 Japanese Catholic converts put to death at Nagasaki on February 5, 1596, by order of the shogun, Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Continue reading
St. Anthony of Egypt
St. Anthony of Egypt, a Christian monk from circa 286 CE to 305 lived alone on the mountain Pispir (now called Dayr al-Maymun) in the Egyptian desert, Continue reading
The Terms Messiah and Christians Originated From Hebrew
Early Christians living in Jerusalem in 33 CE were persuaded that the preacher and reformer known as Yeshua, or Yehoshua, had returned from the dead Continue reading