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 • 360 episodes
The Pearl of Great Price
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Dec 28 John Wycliffe and the Lollards
John Wycliffe was a reforming priest from the 14th Century. However he grew more critical and distant from the Pope and Church and inspired a group called the Lollards. Sometimes he is called the evening star of scholasticism and th...
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Season 12
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Episode 28
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6:32
Dec 27 Hagia Sophia - The Holy Wisdom
The building that has become iconic in Istanbul, today was consecrated as a church 'The Holy Wisdom', Under the Ottomans it became a mosque, Attaturk turned into a museum and Erdogan has turned it back into a mosque
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Season 12
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Episode 27
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5:56
Dec 26 Nuns on a hospital ship
The first nurses on a US Navy hospital ship where 3 sisters from the Order of the Holy Cross - this is their story during the US Civil war
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Season 12
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Episode 26
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5:45