November 1: On This Day in Catholic History

Christ Glorified in the Court of Heaven
1428-30
Tempera on wood
National Gallery, London


834 - This day was declared to be All Saints’ Day by the Catholic Church.

1512 - The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.

1946 - Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, was ordained as a priest.

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