Events Tagged: "light"

Robert Grosseteste born - will develop light metaphysics, experimental method

St. Thomas dies (March 7) - 'I receive You, the price of my redemption, for Whose love I have watched, studied, and labored' - Monks report mysterious light and fragrance

St. Catherine: Begins tending plague victims and prisoners - Witnesses report light emanating from her face during prayer - 'Be who God meant you to be and you will set the whole world on fire!'

St. Nicholas dies - 20 years without earthly food verified - Light seen ascending from his cell - Final words: 'I'm going home'

St. Pius V declares Aquinas 'Doctor of the Church' - 'Divinely raised up to be a light to the world' - References fulfilled prophecies about great teacher

Augustin Fresnel applies mathematical wave theory to explain light diffraction

Louis Daguerre perfects photography using mathematical analysis of light and chemistry