History of Western Civilization

August 21 – La Vallete

August 18, 2016

August 22 – The pope who preached a Crusade against the German Emperor Frederick II

August 18, 2016

August 15 – Prester John

August 15, 2016

August 5 – Our Lady of the Snow

August 4, 2016

August 2 – Resisted the Emperor’s demand

August 1, 2016

August 3 – The day the bishop cursed his country

August 1, 2016

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Saves the Philippines from the Invading Dutch Fleet

July 28, 2016

July 27 – Hunted Priest

July 25, 2016

July 28 – Nepotism Sometimes Bears Good Fruit

July 25, 2016

July 16 – Alfonso VIII of Castile crushes the Moors at Las Navas de Tolosa

July 14, 2016

July 16 – Catholic Spain’s fate in the balance at the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa

July 14, 2016

July 18 – Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future

July 14, 2016

July 13 – The Crusaders attack Jerusalem

July 11, 2016

June 17 – Sobieski

June 16, 2016

June 14 – The entire population was slaughtered, except those who embraced Islam

June 13, 2016

June 15 – The Northern Crusades

June 13, 2016

June 15, 1215 – Magna Carta

June 13, 2016

June 10 – Most Sublime Figure of Portuguese Literature

June 9, 2016

June 9 – A simple palace servant, God confided to her the destiny of nations

June 6, 2016

May 21 – De Soto meets the mighty Mississippi

May 19, 2016

May 21 – Missionary to the Mohammedans

May 19, 2016

May 14 – The Right to Revolt

May 12, 2016

May 15 – William Lockhart

May 12, 2016

April 26 – She inspired the Albanians to resist the Turks

April 25, 2016

300 years – St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort

April 25, 2016

April 22 – Cabral and the Discovery of Brazil

April 21, 2016

April 17 – He rescued his country from crushing debt, yet waged incessant war

April 14, 2016

How many were lost to birth control?

April 7, 2016

April 2 – St. Francis of Paola and the Bartlett Pear

March 31, 2016

March 31 – Saint Eulogius of Alexandria

March 28, 2016

March 26 – One of the distinguished men of his age

March 24, 2016

March 22 – The Le Moyne: nobles of North America

March 21, 2016

March 11 – Constantine the Great

March 10, 2016

February 23 – The responsibilities of leadership are heavy

February 22, 2016

February 4 – Pope Gregory V

February 1, 2016

December 23 – Duke of Guise

December 21, 2015

December 13 – Elected Pope to Fight the Emperor

December 10, 2015

December 2 – Cause of Our Joy

November 30, 2015

November 27 – The king who made France “First-born daughter of the Church”

November 26, 2015

November 28 – December 27 – Siege of Jasna Góra

November 26, 2015

November 28 – Count Louis de Baude Frontenac

November 26, 2015

November 29 – The coronation of St. Louis IX of France

November 26, 2015

November 25 – The day a 16 year old invalid and a handful of men defeated a huge professional army

November 23, 2015

November 23 – Saint Ferdinand takes Seville

November 19, 2015

November 3 – The Battle of Mentana

November 2, 2015

October 25 – The original hood

October 22, 2015

October 20 – Emperor Marcian

October 19, 2015

October 21 – Hammer of Muslim invaders

October 19, 2015

October 17 – The Battle of Cholet

October 15, 2015

October 18 – A day that sparked the Crusades

October 15, 2015

October 18 – Adopted nobility

October 15, 2015

October 15 – Casimir Pulaski

October 12, 2015

October 9 – Superb and valiant knight

October 8, 2015

October 11 – He dared step into the gap during the crisis

October 8, 2015

Who Was Christopher Columbus, and Why Is He Important?

October 8, 2015

September 26 – Fr. Frederick William Faber

September 24, 2015

September 18 – The first time US Congress went to Mass

September 17, 2015

September 11 – His fame will last forever as that of a gallant soldier and a true Christian

September 10, 2015

September 11 – Prince Eugen of Savoy crushes the Turks at Zenta

September 10, 2015

September 11 – Italian army invades the Papal State without a declaration of war

September 10, 2015

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