August 11, 1519: Johann Tetzel, the German Dominican priest whose peddling of indulgences inspired Martin Luther to write his 95 Theses, dies. Throughout Germany he infamously preached, "As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs." Even the papal envoy eventually criticized him. As for Luther, though he once called Tetzel […]
Sunday, August 14 is the day we will start our paint class again. I hope you are as excited as I am to get back in the 'swing of things'. Many of you have shown interest in painting again. It's been too long, and I appreciate every one of you that been loyal and have […]
August 24, 1456: The second volume of the Gutenberg Bible is bound in Mainz, Germany. This act completes a two-year project to create the first complete book printed with movable type.
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 […]