On this day in 1992, the Church of England's general synod made history by voting to allow female priests in its order for the first time in its 450-year history, a landmark for women's rights in the church.
Today is also the feast day of St. Martin of Tours, one of the earliest saints in the Catholic Church. A bishop and founder of a monastery, he is perhaps best known for an act of charity during his early service as a soldier — selflessly sharing his military cloak with a beggar.
