June 27, 1844~ LDS founder Joseph Smith & his brother killed by a mob

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Interior of Carthage Jail by C.C.A. Christensen

c.1878 / Tempera on muslin / 78”x120” / Brigham Young University Museum of Art

From “A Panorama of Mormon Life”, a 175-foot canvas scroll of 23 paintings depicting LDS Church history

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Previous June 27 posts:

Pride Month~ June 27

Artist Birthday Quiz for 6/27~

May 13, 1373~ Julian of Norwich healed of illness after a series of visions

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Title page for Revelations of Divine Love from a design by Phoebe Anna Traquair

Julian of Norwich wrote the earliest surviving book in the English language attributed to a woman.
Never beatified, Julian is honored on the unofficial feast day of May 13.

March 1907, London, Methuen and Company / First published July 1901
Written by Julian of Norwich (1342-sometime after 1416),
edited by Grace Harriet Warrack (1855-1932) / Digital edition: archive.org

Previous May 13 post:
Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/13~