Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important center of Celtic Christianity. After the Viking invasions, and the Norman conquest of … Continue reading Holy Island
Simon Episcopius was born on January 8, 1583, in Amsterdam. At the age of seventeen, he attended the University of Leiden where his major course of study was theology under the tutelage of Jacobus Arminius whose teachings he followed, and … Continue reading The Founder of Arminianism
Fernando Martins de Bulhões was born on 15 August 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal. to Vicente Martins and Teresa Pais Taveira. His family arranged for him to be taught at the local cathedral school. At the age of 15, he entered the Augustinian community of Canons Regular of … Continue reading A Jewel Case of the Bible
Phillip II (Philip the Prudent) was born to Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal on 21 May 1527. He was Duke of Milan from 1540, King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598, From 1555 he was Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands, … Continue reading “The Prudent” Could Not Defeat God’s Will
Though he lived well enough to impress his neighbors, he described himself as a “painted hypocrite.” Continue reading Bestselling Author, John Bunyan
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