Loading Events

All events for Christian History

« All Events

August 2024

Christian History

August 29
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every year that begins at 12:00 am on day 29 of August, repeating indefinitely

Shepherd of the Valley, 4510 North River Road
Oceanside, Ca 92056
+ Google Map
Christian History

August 29, 29: Since the fifth century, tradition has this as the date for the death of John the Baptist. August 29, 70: Romans burn the gates, enter the Temple courtyards of Jerusalem, and destroy the temple by fire. Within three years, Jewish resistance ends in a seige of the Herodian fortress of Massada. Rather than be captured or executed, the zealots committed suicide when it became clear that the Romans would soon breach the walls.

Find out more »

August 2025

Christian History

August 29, 2025
|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every year that begins at 12:00 am on day 29 of August, repeating indefinitely

Shepherd of the Valley, 4510 North River Road
Oceanside, Ca 92056
+ Google Map
Christian History

August 29, 29: Since the fifth century, tradition has this as the date for the death of John the Baptist. August 29, 70: Romans burn the gates, enter the Temple courtyards of Jerusalem, and destroy the temple by fire. Within three years, Jewish resistance ends in a seige of the Herodian fortress of Massada. Rather than be captured or executed, the zealots committed suicide when it became clear that the Romans would soon breach the walls.

Find out more »