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On This Day: Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, first bishop of Melanesia, is martyred on... (1871)

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On September 20, 1871: Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, first bishop of Melanesia, is martyred on Nukapu, now in the Solomon Islands. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration ...

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