Mary Ann Bernal

April 9 475 Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issued a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite...

April 18 387 Bishop Ambrosius of Milan baptized Augustinus who was a Latin philosopher and theologian from Roman Africa. His writings ...

December 23 484 Huneric died and was succeeded by his nephew Gunthamund, who became king of the Vandals. During his reign the Catholics ...

October 30  852 Swithun, counselor to Kings Egbert and Aethelwulf, became Bishop of Winchester. 1270 The Eighth Crusade and siege of...

March 20  43 BC, Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso), the most versatile of the Roman poets, was born. 141: 6th recorded perihelion passag...