FEBRUARY 29
Richard Wurmbrandt Imprisoned and Tortured (1948)
Seek God’s Will (1907)
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Death of Barbas, bishop of Benevento, who after years of fruitless endeavor, persuaded the inhabitants of Benevento to give up idolatry and other sins during a siege of their city.
Authority for the date: www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/BARBATUS.HTM1528
Reformer Patrick Hamilton is six hours dying when burned at the stake in Scotland for his faith.
Authority for the date: Smith, Preserved. The Age of the Reformation.1692
Beginning of the Salem Witch Trials in colonial Massachusetts with the accusation of Tituba, a female Indian servant, and Sarah Good.
Authority for the date: Christian History 41 American Puritans.1704
A party of over three hundred French and Indians fighters attack Deerfield, Massachusetts, capturing a number of settlers, including the minister John Williams, who will write an account of his ordeal, The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion.
Authority for the date: Wendy Moonan “Rare U.S. frontier memoir resurfaces.” The New York Times.1840
Repose (death) of St Meletius, the Russian Orthodox Archbishop of Kharkov and Akhtyr. After Communion, he says “Now lettest Thou Thy Servant depart in peace,” makes the sign of the cross, asks forgiveness of all, and breathes his last. He had been known for his intensive efforts in behalf of the needy, for carrying the gospel to unevangelized tribes, and for visiting his entire diocese faithfully.
Authority for the date: http://oca.org1948
Richard Wurmbrandt, a Lutheran pastor in Romania, is arrested on his way to church. He will spend many years in prison for his faith and be tortured many times. Upon his ransom and release to the west, he will write Tortured for Christ and found Voice of the Martyrs, an organization to raise awareness for and assist Christian victims of religious persecution world wide.
Authority for the date: Voice of the Martyrs, special issue, 1997.1956
Death in Uganda of Hamu Lujonza Kaddu Mukasa, a faithful friend of the Anglican Church, whose courageous military leadership had helped preserve the Christian church in his nation at a crucial moment.
Authority for the date: Dictionary of African Christian Biography.1988
More than one hundred South African clergy march from St. George’s Anglican Cathedral to confront Parliament, demanding an end to apartheid.
Authority for the date: apnews.com/article/2b49166a09c08946898fd191a057807a