Events from 1542

First English bankruptcy statute under Henry VIII - only applies to traders, allows commissioners to seize and sell assets, no discharge

St. Francis Xavier: Miraculous gift of tongues manifests - Speaks only Spanish/Portuguese but Japanese, Malays, Indians understand perfectly - Raises several from dead

Birth of St. John of the Cross at Fontiveros - future Doctor of the Church and mystical poet

Birth of St. Robert Bellarmine in Tuscany - future Doctor of the Church and defender of the faith