Portal:Christianity/DYK Archive/Tuesday


 * ... that the Miraj township 'Wanlesswadi' is named for William James Wanless, who founded the first missionary medical school in India?
 * ...that Pope Paul VI was the last pontiff to be inaugurated as Pope through a papal coronation?
 * ...that the Anglican Church was established because of the refusal of Pope Clement VII to annul the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon?
 * ...that Martin Luther King Jr. was pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama before commencing his civil rights struggle?
 * ...that by proclamation of then-Governor George W. Bush, 10 June 2000 was "Jesus Day" in Texas?
 * ...that the Christmas carol Silent Night has been translated into over 300 languages?