Archive of Did you know?

Catherine of Siena escorted pope Gregory XI at Rome on 17th January 1377. Fresco by Giorgio Vasari (30.07.1511-27.06.1574). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Monday
- …that there are approximately two billion Christians worldwide?
- …that there are usually 66 books in the Christian Bible?
- …that there are over 33 000 Protestant denominations in 238 countries worldwide?
- …that Jesus worked as a carpenter until the age of 30, when he began his ministry?
- …that during the Avignon Papacy from 1305 to 1378, several medieval popes resided in Avignon and not in Rome?