23 May 1993: Pastor David Abioye is consecrated as Bishop in Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria at age 32 years and 2 months. He is the First Vice President of Living Faith Church Worldwide and the youngest person to be consecrated as a Pentecostal Bishop in Nigeria.
23 May, 1937: John D. Rockefeller goes to be with the Lord at 97. He was America’s First billionaire and a devout Northern Baptist who supported many Church-based institutions.
23 May, 1498: Girolamo Savonarola goes to be with the Lord. He was an Italian Dominican friar and Preacher known for the destruction of secular art and culture and his calls for Christian Renewal.
23 May, 1841: Franz von Baader goes to be with the Lord. He was a German Catholic Philosopher and Theologian known for his mystical Theology and Ecumenism.
23rd May, 1533: Thomas Cranmer nullifies the marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon because it was against the will of God. Thomas Cranmer was the First Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury.
23 May, 1843, The Free Church of Scotland is established. The Church started after 386 Presbyterian Ministers signed the Act of Separation and Deed of Demission in the already-established Church of Scotland.
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