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John Twenge
John Twenge (Saint John of Bridlington, John Thwing, John of Thwing, John Thwing of Bridlington) (1320–1379) is an English saint of the 14th century. In his lifetime he enjoyed a reputation for great holiness and for miraculous powers. St John of Bridlington was commended for the integrity of his life, his scholarship, and his quiet generosity. He was the last English saint to be canonised before the English Reformation. Life Born in 1320 in the village of Thwing on the Yorkshire Wolds, about nine miles west of Bridlington,Wilson, Mike. "St John of Bridlington", Bridlington.net he was of the family Twenge, which during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 October
Events Pre-1600 *1096 – A Seljuk Turkish army successfully fights off the People's Crusade. *1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Antioch. * 1392 – Japanese Emperor Go-Kameyama abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu. *1512 – Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. * 1520 – João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins". *1600 – Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara and becomes shōgun of Japan. 1601–1900 *1774 – The flag of Taunton, Massachusetts is the first to include the word "Liberty". *1797 – In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate is launched. *1805 – Napoleonic Wars: A British fleet led by Lord Nelson defeats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |