Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
Robert Jermain Thomas was a Welsh Protestant Christian missionary to China. He was born around 1839 in Llanover, Wales. His father was a non-conformist minister and he would later follow in his footsteps. He married Caroline Godfrey in 1863, and she died of a miscarriage two years later. She is said to have died only “four months after their arrival […]
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Sadhu Sundar Singh into a Sikh family in northern India on September 3, 1889. As a child, his mother took him to a holy man where he learned English and about God. But, life changed for him when he turned fourteen and his mother died. He was pitched into a world of violence and took his anger out on […]
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Nicolaus Zinzendorf was a major figure of the 18th Century protestantism. He was born on May 26, 1700 in Dresden, Saxony of the Holy Roman Empire {modern day Austria}. He was born to a noble family and his great-grandfather was made an Imperial Count. But, his grandfather, chose to emigrate to Franconia rather than convert to Catholocism. His father was […]
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Hans Poulsen Egede, a Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary, is known as the Apostle of Greenland. Hans Egede was born on January 31, 1686 to a civil servant in Harstad, Norway. His uncle was a clergyman in the Lutheran Church, who taught him and his grandfather was a vicar in southern Zealand, Denmark. In 1704, he entered the University of Copenhagen where […]
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Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus {Jesuits} and became its first Superior General. He was born Íñigo López de Loyola in Gipuzkoa, Basque County, Spain around October 23, 1491. His baptisimal name of Íñigo was after St. Enecus. He was the youngest of thirteen children and his mother died shortly after his birth. He was born into a […]
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Franz Jägerstätter is a more modern day martyr. He strongly objected to the Nazi’s and all they stood for and stood directly up to them. Franz Jägerstätter was born on May 20, 1907 in Sankt Radegund, Austria-Hungary. He was the illegitimate child of Rosalia Huber, a chambermaid, and Franz Bachmeier, a farmer. His grandmother, Elisabeth Huber, cared for him […]
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In school, we at least heard of Joan of Arc, but did we really know what she was martyred for? Joan was born to Jacques and Isabelle Romee d’Arc in the French village of Domremy around January 6, 1412. She was born at a time of great uncertainty in the French empire. The Hundred Years’ War had begun in […]
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“No one who is rightly minded turns from true belief to false.” Those were the words uttered by Justin Martyr when asked to denounce his faith and make a sacrifice to the Roman gods. Justin was born in Flavia Neapolis, a Roman city, around 100 A.D.. He probably lived a traditional Roman life and we know he was raised by […]
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Constantine the Great is credited with bringing Christianity throughout the Roman Empire, which spread throughout much of the known world at the time. When Jesus was crucified, the Roman empire ruled a large portion of the then known world, including the Holy Land {where Jesus lived}. Historians say the first recorded official persecution of Christians on behalf of the […]
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John of the Cross was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a friar, and priest and canonized a saint. He was born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez in 1542 Fontiveros, Ávila, Spain. He was the son of Gonzalo and Catalina, but his father died when he was around three years old. He attended school with other poor and orphaned children. […]
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Saint Francis of Assisi founded the Order of Frairs Minor, Order of Saint Clare, Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. He is one of the most revered religious figures in history. Francis of Assisi was born between 1181-1182 to Pietro di Bernardone and Pica de Bourlemont. He was one of seven children the […]
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Saint Margaret of Scotland, a Scottish Queen, seems like an unlikely person for the Heroes of Faith. She is described as a pious Roman Catholic and her charitable works brought her great renown. Margaret was born around 1045 while in exile in Hungary. She was the daughter of Edward the Exile and his wife, Agatha. Margaret grew up in […]
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Saint Columba was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity throughout Scotland. He was highly regarded by the ancient Gaels and Picts and is considered a Christian Saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He is considered the Apostle of the Picts. Columba was born in modern day County Donegal, Ireland. He was the son […]
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Saint Benedict, or Benedict of Nursia, is considered the patron saint of Europe. His Rule of Saint Benedict contains precepts, or commandments and instructions, for his monks. Benedict was the son of a Roman noble. He was born around March 480 in Norcia, Umbria {in central Italy today}. It is believed he had a twin sister, Scholastica. According to […]
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Saint Patrick is one of the best known saints, because Saint Patrick’s Day is widely celebrated on the anniversary of his death. But, many who celebrate this day do not know about the life of Saint Patrick. Saint Patrick was born in Britian in the 4th Century. His father Calpurnius, was a deacon. Some soures say he was born […]
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Augustine of Hippo is considered one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity. One contemporary said of him, Augustine “established anew the ancient Faith.” Augustine was born in 354AD in Roman Africa. His father Patricius, was converted to Christianity on his deathbed, and his mother Monica, was a devout Christian. “He tells this story in his autobiography, The […]
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We have been taking a look at those mentioned in the Hall of Faith, found in Hebrews 11. We began with those Paul mentioned by name, moved to those he described and finished with the faithful in the New Testament who deserved to be in the Hall of Faith. We are now moving through history to those who are considered […]
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