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On This Day: World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately... (1914) - Illustration on freedom | IllustrateTheWord

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On This Day: World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately... (1914)

Source: Today in History (history.muffinlabs.com) - CC BY-SA 3.059 words

On August 25, 1914: World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost.

This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the gift of freedom and liberation. Consider using it when preaching about freedom, hope.

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