(Photo: Public Domain)Peter the Hermit leading an army during the First Crusade (1096-1099).
Christianity is a faith with a long and detailed history, with numerous events of lasting significance occurring throughout the ages.
Each week brings the anniversaries of great milestones, horrid tragedies, amazing triumphs, telling tribulations, inspirational progress, and everything in between.
Here are just a few things that happened this week, July 22-28, in Church history. They include the birth of a monk who was a pioneer of modern science, the death of a prominent social gospel theologian, and a major defeat for the Second Crusade.
Gregor Mendel Born – July 22, 1822
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(Photo: Public Domain)Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), an Augustinian monk whose scientific research led him to be known as the “Father of Genetics.”
This week marks the anniversary of when Gregor Mendel, the Augustinian monk who is widely known as “the Father of Genetics,” was born.
A native of what is now the Czech Republic, Mendel was admitted to the Augustinian Order, a religious order known for placing value on research and education, on Sept. 7, 1843.
“Mendel did not set out to conduct the first well-controlled and brilliantly-designed experiments in genetics. His goal was to…
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