Peter Martyr Vermigli (8 September 1499 – 12 November 1562) was an
Italian-born Reformed theologian. His early work as a reformer in
Catholic Italy and decision to flee for Protestant northern Europe
influenced many other Italians to convert and flee as well. English
reformer Thomas Cranmer invited him to leave a teaching position at
Strasbourg in Alsace to take an influential post at the University of
Oxford, where he defended his Eucharistic beliefs against Catholic
proponents of transubstantiation in a public disputation. He influenced
the Edwardian Reformation, including the Eucharistic service of the 1552
Book of Common Prayer. Forced to leave England on the accession of the
Catholic Queen Mary I, he eventually settled in Reformed Zürich, where
he taught until his death. He was considered an authority on the
Eucharist among the Reformed churches, and engaged in controversies on
the subject by writing treatises. His Loci Communes, a compilation of
excerpts from his biblical commentaries organized by the topics of
systematic theology, became a standard Reformed theological textbook.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Martyr_Vermigli>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
617:
Li Yuan defeated a Sui dynasty army in the Battle of Huoyi,
opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital Chang'an and the
eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Huoyi>
1796:
French Revolutionary Wars: The French defeated Austrian forces
in Bassano, Venetia, present-day Italy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bassano>
1921:
In Atlantic City, New Jersey, Margaret Gorman was crowned the
"Golden Mermaid", the forerunner to the Miss America pageant.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_America>
1954:
Eight nations signed an agreement to create the Southeast Asia
Treaty Organization, a Southeast Asian version of NATO.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia_Treaty_Organization>
1966:
The American science fiction show Star Trek premiered with its
pilot episode, launching a media franchise that has since created a cult
phenomenon and has influenced the design of many current technologies.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Trap>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
split infinitive:
(grammar) An infinitive with one or more modifiers inserted between the
to and the verb.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/split_infinitive>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I don't know how to break the news, but It's pretty clear you'll
be asked to choose between What you lack and what you excuse In this tug
of war You can't say that they didn't warn you Though you'd rather that
they just ignore you Cause your devices are not working for you anymore.
What you want, you don't know You're with stupid now.
--Aimee Mann
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aimee_Mann>