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2 days ago · The Pilgrims‘ Journey. The story of Plimoth Plantation begins with the Pilgrims, a group of English Protestants who sought religious freedom and a better life in the New World. In September 1620, 102 passengers set sail from Plymouth, England aboard the Mayflower, a small merchant ship not originally intended for a transatlantic crossing.
15 hours ago · The Pilgrims’ story is a testament to the human spirit’s ability to overcome adversity and build a better future. Their unwavering commitment to religious freedom and their willingness to learn from and cooperate with the Native Americans laid the foundation for the United States as a nation that values diversity and tolerance.
2 days ago · Roanoke Colony ( / ˈroʊənoʊk / ROH-ə-nohk) was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in America. The colony was founded in 1585, but when it was visited by a ship in 1590, the colonists had inexplicably disappeared. It has come to be known as the Lost Colony, and the fate of the 112 to 121 ...
3 days ago · The Pilgrims' Protestant faith was forged in the Europe of 500 years ago, ripe for a revolution -- or what would become a world-changing Reformation. "The story of America is literally the story of the Reformation," says narrator Peter Lillback, Westminster Theological Seminary president, in a new 11-part DVD and on-line series called "The ...
1 day ago · Over 1,500 years of papal rule in Rome allowed the Church to think about how to transform the Eternal City into a microcosm of the pilgrim’s journey. However, even though modern slogans often claim otherwise, the religious pilgrim believes that, although the journey is important, what really matters is the destination. "From Tourist to ...
3 days ago · Our Lady of Medjugorje (Croatian: Međugorska Gospa), also called Queen of Peace (Croatian: Kraljica mira) and Mother of the Redeemer (Croatian: Majka Otkupiteljica), is the title given to alleged visions of Mary, the mother of Jesus, said to have begun in 1981 to six Herzegovinian Croat teenagers in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina (at the time in SFR Yugoslavia).
5 days ago · Here is the whole truth: the arrival of the Pilgrims marked the beginning of a centuries-long struggle for Native American rights and recognition. The Pilgrims were a group of English separatists who sought religious freedom in the New World.
