Today In Religion

The chaos of five emperors in one year weakened the Roman state religion and created space for Christianity to grow

March 28, 193

He named it La Florida because he arrived during Pascua Florida — the Easter feast of flowers

March 27, 1513

A 24-year-old farmer published a book he said he translated from golden plates — it launched a new world religion

March 26, 1830

March 25 was once considered the first day of the year in much of Christendom — because it marked the moment God entered the world

March 25

The king who united England and Scotland also tried to unite their churches — and produced the King James Bible in the process

March 24, 1603

The Muslim army suffered a painful defeat at Uhud, but the lessons Muhammad drew from it shaped Islamic theology of suffering

March 23, 625

The Powhatan attack on Virginia colonists was partly motivated by English missionaries' aggressive attempts to convert Native children

March 22, 1622