| October 9: Robert Grosseteste, (1253), Bishop of Lincoln, was an outstanding English bishop and scholar. You might have heard about one of his students~Roger Bacon.
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| October 11: Philip, Deacon and Evangelist, distributed bread and alms to the widows and poor in Jerusalem. On his travels in Samaria, he met an Egyptian eunuch whom he coverted and baptized. You can read the story in Acts 8: 26-40.
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October 14: Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky (1906), Bishop of Shanghai, served Christians in China. He translated the Bible into Mandarin and Wenli, both Chinese languages.
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Lectionary readings to commemorate Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky.
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October 15 , Teresa of Avila, (1582) Mystic and Nun, was an insightful and gifted writer, sharing her visions of Christ and physical pain she endured with her visions. She worked to reform monastic orders..
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October 16: High Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Thomas Cranmer. All three are prominent figures of the Reformation. Thomas Cranmer (1556) was Archbishop of Canterbury and is credited with writing and compiling the first Book of Common Prayer in 1549 and its first revision in 1552. His work shapes the liturgical and prayer life of the Anglican Church.
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October 17: Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch and Martyr, (115) was the third Bishop of Antioch, an ancient city located in present-day Turkey. He defended the Christian faith against heresies and was killed for his faith by the Romans in the Arena.
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October 18: Saint Luke the Evangelist. Like was a gentile (that is, not a Jew) who spread the gospel in the Roman Empire with the Apostle Paul. Luke is thought to have written both the Gosepl according to Luke and its sequel, the Acts of the Apostles.
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October 19: Henry Martyn (1812), Priest and Missionary to India and Persia, founded churches and schools in India. He also translated the Bible and Book of Common Prayer into Hindi and Persian.
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| October 23: Saint James of Jerusalem, Brother of Jesus and Bishop of Jerusalem, converted many to be followers of Jesus the Messiah and risen Christ.
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| October 26: Alfred the Great (899), King of the West Saxons, defended the southern and midland regions of England against Viking invasions and, after victory, persuaded his enemy, Danish leader Buthrum, to be baptized. Alfred also oversaw the translation of important theological writings into English.
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Lectionary readings to commemorate Alfred. |
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October 28: Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles, are thought to have spread the gospel to Persia.
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Lectionary readings to commemorate Saints Simon and Jude.
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October 29, James Hannington, (1885) Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, and his Companions, Martyrs, were martyred during their efforts to spread the gospel in Uganda.
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