Sam Leanza Ortiz

  1. Tuesday, October 7, 2025

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    10/07/25
    13 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the Battle of Lepanto, which happened on this day in 1571.
    Tuesday, October 7, 2025

  2. Monday, October 6, 2025

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    10/06/25
    13 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Bruno the Carthusian on his feast day.
    Monday, October 6, 2025

  3. Friday, October 3, 2025

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    10/03/25
    15 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember the American evangelist John Raleigh Mott on his feast day in the Episcopal Church.
    Friday, October 3, 2025

  4. Thursday, October 2, 2025

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    10/02/25
    16 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we consider the Papal States, which came to an end on this day in 1870. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory
    Thursday, October 2, 2025

  5. Wednesday, October 1, 2025

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    10/01/25
    15 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
    Wednesday, October 1, 2025

  6. Tuesday, September 30, 2025

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    09/30/25
    15 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember St. Honorius of Canterbury, who died on this day in 653. #OTD #1517 #churchhistory
    Tuesday, September 30, 2025

  7. Monday, September 29, 2025

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    09/29/25
    14 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we go to Washington, D.C., to consider one of the world’s most famous cathedrals.
    Monday, September 29, 2025

  8. Friday, November 29, 2024

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    11/29/24
    16 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today, on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, one of the most powerful churchmen in England, who died on this day in 1530.
    Friday, November 29, 2024

  9. Thursday, November 28, 2024

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    11/28/24
    16 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Kamehameha IV and Emma, King and Queen of Hawaii, on their feast day in the Episcopal Church of America.
    Thursday, November 28, 2024

  10. Wednesday, November 27, 2024

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    11/27/24
    13 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Clovis I, the first Christian king of the Franks who died on this day in 511.
    Wednesday, November 27, 2024

  11. Tuesday, November 26, 2024

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    11/26/24
    13 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we remember Henry Dunster, American minister and the first president of Harvard College, who was baptized on this day in 1609.
    Tuesday, November 26, 2024

  12. Monday, November 25, 2024

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    11/25/24
    11 mins
    By Sam Leanza Ortiz
    Today on the Christian History Almanac, we look at early modern Christianity in the Iberian Peninsula.
    Monday, November 25, 2024