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.

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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

_____________________________ 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

___________________________ 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