The Pearl of Great Price
A short daily trip down the lane of Christian History. Looking at the fascinating people and events that have shaped a universal civilisation.
Podcasting since 2021 • 329 episodes
The Pearl of Great Price
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Jan 18 - Final Session of Trent Opens
The final session of the Council of Trent opened today in 1562. This would define Catholicism for the next four hundred years, a sadly mark the definite rupture with Protestantism.
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Episode 18
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Jan 17 - Baptising Children in Switzerland
Today in 1525, the Zurich City Council arranged a public debate between Ulrich Zwingli and the Anabaptists who were opposed to infant Baptism. In reality there was more at stake than baptism,
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Episode 17
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Jan 16 - The Medici become the Popes Bankers
Its 1412, The church is divided into three claims to the papacy, and the Medici become the Pope's bankers and one of the most powerful families in Europe
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Episode 16
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