Saint Augustine was born on this date in 354. He was a Black saint, philosopher, and doctor.
He was the eldest son of Saint Monica of...
Category: Religion
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Sun, 0354-11-13
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Mon, 0500-12-05
On this date, we point out the origin of Black Peter (Zwarte Piet) om approximately 500 A.D. He is a “Black Face” character of European folklore...
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Fri, 1500-07-19
This date from 1500, celebrates Santeria. Santeria is one of the many African syncretistic religions created in the Americas. The word...
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Sat, 1526-06-04
The birth of Benedict the Black in 1526 is celebrated on this date. He was a black patron saint.
He was born in Messina, Italy on the...
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Fri, 1550-05-11
This date in 1550 celebrates the Macumba/Candomble religion, one of many African-based faiths practiced in the Americas.
Macumba is the...
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Mon, 1579-12-09
*On this date in 1579, St. Martin de Porres was born. He was a Black patron saint.
From Lima, Peru he was often called Saint Martin of...
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Sun, 1581-02-28
*This date celebrates the birth of Peter Claver in 1581. He was a Black patron saint.
From Verdu, Catalonia, Spain he was also known as...
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Sun, 1600-05-07
The Registry celebrates the Umbanda religion, which dates from 1600, on this date. This is one of several African- based faiths practiced in the...
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Tue, 1620-09-01
On this date we celebrate the African-American customs regarding cemeteries and funerals. One of the most direct and unaltered visual...
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Sun, 1746-11-06
On this date, we mark the birth of Absalom Jones in 1746, a black minister and abolitionist.
A house slave from Delaware, Jones taught...
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Fri, 1748-05-10
This date in 1748 marks the conception of the hymn “Amazing Grace.” British John Newton was responsible for writing one of the most beloved...
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Sat, 1750-01-10
The birth of James Varick in 1750 is celebrated on this date. He was the first Black Methodist Episcopal Zion Bishop.
He was born to a...
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Sun, 1750-07-19
The birth of Harry Hosier in 1750 is celebrated on this date. He was a renowned Black preacher and an evangelist.
Born a slave in North...
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Sun, 1753-07-08
On this date Lemuel Haynes was born in 1753. He was an African-American minister.
A sympathetic white Evangelical family raised this...
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Wed, 1758-11-01
*This dates Registry from 1758, briefly writes about the history of the Black Church in America. This institution which was the first source of...
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Thu, 1760-02-14
*On this date in 1760, Richard Allen was born in Philadelphia. He was a Black religious leader, founder and first bishop of the African Methodist...
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Fri, 1769-01-20
*This date, The Registry honors Ethiopian Jews. Ethiopian Jews or Beta Israel are a Black African ethnic group from northwestern Ethiopia who...
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Sun, 1777-12-14
The First African Baptist Church of Savannah, GA., one of the oldest black churches in North America, began on this date in 1777.
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Fri, 1779-05-07
*The birth of Catherine Ferguson in 1779 is celebrated on this date. She was a black minister and advocate of childcare.
Born a slave...
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Mon, 1786-09-04
*The birth of Jehu Jones, Jr. in 1786 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black slave and minister.
From Charleston, SC, he was named...