The third day of December.
Events[]
- 1998: 8th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches opens in Harare, Zimbabwe
Births[]
- 1930: Frédéric Cardinal Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi of the Congo, Archbishop of Kinshasa
Deaths[]
- 860: Abbo of Auxerre, bishop.
- 1815: John Carroll (priest), first Roman Catholic archbishop in the United States (b. 1735)
- 1882: Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1811)
- 1910: Mary Baker Eddy, Founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist (b. 1821)
- 1999: Jarl Wahlström, 12th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1918)
Feast Days[]
- 2nd day of Advent (Western tradition) in 2007.
Roman Catholicism[]
- Saint Francis Xavier
- Saint Birinus
- Saint Abbo of Auxerre