475 Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issued a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite Christological position.
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Saturday, April 9, 2016
History Trivia - Enkyklikon issued
April 9
475 Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issued a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite Christological position.
475 Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issued a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite Christological position.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
History Trivia - First stone laid in St. Peter's Basilica
April 18
387 Bishop Ambrosius of Milan baptized Augustinus who was a Latin philosopher and theologian from Roman Africa. His writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity.
1480 Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, and sister to Cesare Borgia, was born.
1506 First stone laid in St. Peter's Basilica and was completed in 1615.
387 Bishop Ambrosius of Milan baptized Augustinus who was a Latin philosopher and theologian from Roman Africa. His writings were very influential in the development of Western Christianity.
1480 Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, and sister to Cesare Borgia, was born.
1506 First stone laid in St. Peter's Basilica and was completed in 1615.
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
History Trivia - Gunthamund becomes king of the Vandals
December
23
484 Huneric died and was succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund, who became king of the Vandals. During his reign the Catholics were freed from persecutions.
1116 St. Ivo of Chartres died. He was one of the most notable bishops of France at the time of the Investiture struggles and the most important canonist before Gratian. Gratian was a legal scholar and the founder of the science of canon law, which is the body of law based on the legislation of the councils (both ecumenical and local) and the popes, as well as the bishops (for diocesan matters) in the Roman Catholic Church.
484 Huneric died and was succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund, who became king of the Vandals. During his reign the Catholics were freed from persecutions.
1116 St. Ivo of Chartres died. He was one of the most notable bishops of France at the time of the Investiture struggles and the most important canonist before Gratian. Gratian was a legal scholar and the founder of the science of canon law, which is the body of law based on the legislation of the councils (both ecumenical and local) and the popes, as well as the bishops (for diocesan matters) in the Roman Catholic Church.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
History Trivia - Swithun becomes Bishop of Winchester
October
30
852 Swithun, counselor to Kings Egbert and Aethelwulf, became Bishop of Winchester.
1270 The Eighth Crusade and siege of Tunis ended by an agreement between Charles I of Sicily (brother to King Louis IX of France, who had died months earlier) and the sultan of Tunis.
1470 Henry VI of England returned to the English throne after the Earl of Warwick defeated the Yorkists in battle.
1485 King Henry VII of England was crowned.
852 Swithun, counselor to Kings Egbert and Aethelwulf, became Bishop of Winchester.
1270 The Eighth Crusade and siege of Tunis ended by an agreement between Charles I of Sicily (brother to King Louis IX of France, who had died months earlier) and the sultan of Tunis.
1470 Henry VI of England returned to the English throne after the Earl of Warwick defeated the Yorkists in battle.
1485 King Henry VII of England was crowned.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
History Trivia - Thomas Seymour executed
March
20
43 BC, Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso), the most versatile of the Roman poets, was born.
141: 6th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
235 Maximinus Thrax was proclaimed emperor. He was the first foreigner to hold the Roman throne.
687 Saint Cuthbert, a shepherd and hermit who achieved fame as a holy
man, healer, and bishop, died.
851 Ebbo of Reims, Bishop in the Carolingian empire and evangelist to Denmark, died.
1345 Saturn/Jupiter/Mars-conjunction was thought to have been the caused the plague epidemic.
1413 King Henry IV of England died and was succeed by his son Henry V.
1549 Thomas Seymour was executed. Seymour had married Henry VIII's widow Katherine Parr and pursued the young princess Elizabeth without success. When his piratical activities were discovered he was arrested, tried, and executed.
43 BC, Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso), the most versatile of the Roman poets, was born.
141: 6th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
235 Maximinus Thrax was proclaimed emperor. He was the first foreigner to hold the Roman throne.
851 Ebbo of Reims, Bishop in the Carolingian empire and evangelist to Denmark, died.
1345 Saturn/Jupiter/Mars-conjunction was thought to have been the caused the plague epidemic.
1413 King Henry IV of England died and was succeed by his son Henry V.
1549 Thomas Seymour was executed. Seymour had married Henry VIII's widow Katherine Parr and pursued the young princess Elizabeth without success. When his piratical activities were discovered he was arrested, tried, and executed.
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