601 - Events. The future Archbishops of Canterbury, Mellitus, Justus, and Honorius, and the future Archbishop of York Paulinus, are sent to England by Pope Gregory I to aid Augustine in his missionary work. Livva II succeeds his brother Reccared as King of the Visigoths. The earliest dated English words are 'Town' and 'Priest', both recorded in the Laws of Ethelbert. The Qieyun, a Chinese character rhyme dictionary, is published. 601 - Births. Including:

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Pope Benedict X (reigned 1058-1059; died ca. 1073 or 1080), was born John Minicus, and later became Cardinal Bishop of Velletri. He was elected in 1058, his election having been arranged by the Count of Tusculum. However, a number of Cardinals alleged that the election was irregular, and that votes had been bought; these cardinals were forced to flee Rome. Hildebrand, later Pope Gregory VII, had been sent by the late Pope Stephen X to the court of Empress Agnes (mother and regent for Holy Roman Emperor Henry III, then a minor), ...

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Antipope John XXIII, antipope of the Pisan party (1410–1415), (about 1370 – November 22, 1419), was born as Baldassare Cossa. Cardinal Baldassare Cossa was one of the seven cardinals who, in May of 1408, deserted Pope Gregory XII, and, with those belonging to the obedience of Antipope Benedict XIII, convened the Council of Pisa, of which Cossa became the leader. They elected P ...

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590 - Events. September 3 - St. Gregory I becomes Pope. Persian king Hormizd IV succeeded by Khosrau II . The Byzantine Empire begins a war with Persia. Saint Columbanus founds the monastery of Luxeuil. Owain mab Urien becomes king of Rheged (approximate date). 590 - Births. Jajang Yulsa, a monk in Silla 590 - Deaths. February 7 - Pope Pelagius II September 5 - Autha ...

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1045 - Events. Emperor Go-Reizei ascends the throne of Japan. Harold Godwinson becomes Earl of Wessex. Edward the Confessor marries Edith. Edward the Confessor begins construction on Westminster Abbey. Pope Benedict IX sells the Papacy to Pope Gregory VI. Movable type printing is invented by Bi Sheng in China. 1045 - Births. Stephen, Count of Blois (approximately) (d. 1102) 1045 - Death ...

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1073 - Events. Cardinal Hildebrand elevated to papacy as Pope Gregory VII, succeeding Pope Alexander II Emperor Shirakawa ascends the throne of Japan Rabbi Yitchaki Alfassi finishes writing the Rif, an important work of Jewish law. John IX bar Shushan ends term as Syrian Patriarch of Antioch Beginning of Sviatoslav II's reign as ruler of Kievan Rus Seljuk Turks conquer Ankara 1073 - Births. David the Builder ...

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1235 - Events. Anglo-Norman invasion of Connacht St. Elizabeth of Hungary died November 17, 1231, either from physical fatigue or from disease, only 24 years old, in Marburg. She was canonized by Pope Gregory IX in 1235. 1235 - Births. Henry of Almain, King of the Romans (died 1271) Pope Boniface VIII (approximate date; died 1303) Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales (died 1283) Ramon Llull, Catalan writer and philosopher (d ...

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David Allen Bawden (born September 22, 1959), is an American citizen who was elected "Pope Michael I" by a group of six Conclavist or post-Sedevacantist Catholics to fill the vacancy they consider to have been caused by the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958. He is one of a group of self-proclaimed papal pretenders (or antipopes), including Fr. Lucian Pulvermacher (proclaimed Pius XIII) in Montana and the late Clemente Domínguez y Gómez (proclaimed Gregory XVII) in Spain. David Bawden - Bawden's claim ...

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Urban II, né Otho of Lagery (or Otto or Odo) (1042 - July 29, 1099), was a pope from 1088 to July 29, 1099. He is most known for starting the First Crusade and setting up the modern day Roman Curia, in the manner of a royal court, to help run the Church. He was born into nobility in France at Lagery (near Châtillon-sur-Marne) and was church-educated. He was archdeacon of Reims when, under the influence of St. Bruno his teacher, he resigned and entered the cloister at Cluny where he rose to be prior. In 1078, Gregory VII summoned ...

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1591 - Events. June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. July - Capture of Deventer by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. August - September - Maurice maneuvers cautiously against the Duke of Parma near Arnhem. September 14 - Capture of Hulst by Maurice. October 21 - Capture of Nijmegen by Maurice. October 29 - Pope Innocent IX succeeds Pope Gregory XIV. Russia, Murder of Dimitri, son of the Tsar. Russia, Bori ...

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The Ursulines are a religious order founded at Brescia, Italy by St. Angela of Merici in November 1535, primarily for the education of girls and the care of the sick and needy. Ursulines - History. St. Angela spent 17 years leading a group of women known as The Company of St. Ursula, who regularly met for conferences and devotional practices, but did not live together. They were recognized in 1544 by Pope Paul III; in 1572 Pope Gregory XIII, at the instance of St. Charles Borromeo, Cardinal Archbisho ...

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For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. 1271 - Events. 1271 - Europe. July 2 - Kings Otakar II of Bohemia and Stephen V of Hungary sign the first Peace of Pressburg, settling territorial claims following the failed invasion of Hungary by Otakar II. September 1 - Pope Gregory X is elected pope by compromise between French and Italian cardinals, ending a three-year conclave, the longest ever. The County of Toulouse is returned to the cro ...

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715 - Events. August 11 - Germanus is translated from the bishopric of Cyzicus to the Patriarch of Constantinople Umayyad caliph al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik succeeded by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik End of the reign of Empress Gemmei of Japan, she is succeeded by Empress Gensho. Gregory II elected pope (or 716) Saint Boniface sets out on a missionary expedition to the Frisians 715 - Births. 715 - Deaths. Including:

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Benedict XIII, born Pedro Martínez de Luna, (b. Illueca, Aragon, 1328; d. Peñíscola, near Valencia, 1423) was an Aragonese, and is considered by many Roman Catholics an Antipope. Pedro de Luna was born at Illueca in Aragon (part of modern Spain) in 1328. He belonged to the de Luna family, who were part of the Spanish noblility. He studied law at the University of Montpellier, where he obtained his doctorate and later taught canon law. His knowledge of canon law, noble lineage and austere way of life won him the approval of Pope Gregory XI, who appointed de Luna to the position o ...

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595 - Events. The first mention of the state of Karantania on monuments. Augustine of Canterbury is sent on a mission to Kent by Pope Gregory I. Theudebert II becomes king of Austrasia. Muhammad marries Khadija (approximate date). 595 - Births. General Kim Yu-shin in Silla 595 - Deaths. Childebert II of Austrasia Owain mab Urien, king of Rheged (approximate date) < ...

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Events Mael Morda starts a rebellion against Brian Boru in Ireland, which would eventually end in 1014 at the Battle of Clontarf. Sulayman is restored as Umayyad caliph of Cordoba, succeeding Hisham II. Benedict VIII becomes pope. Gregory is antipope. Archbishop Alphege of Canterbury is murdered by his Danish captors. King Aethelred of England pays Danegeld. Oldrich succeeds Jaromir as duke of Bohemia. Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim orders the destruction of all Jew ...

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Urban VIII, né Maffeo Barberini (April 1568 – July 29, 1644) was pope from 1623-1644. He was born in 1568 to an important Florentine family. Through the influence of an uncle, who had become apostolic protonotary, he, while still a young man, received various promotions from Sixtus V and Gregory XIV. By Clement VIII he was himself made protonotary and nuncio to the French court; Paul V also employed him in a similar capacity, afterwards raising him to the cardinalate and making him the papal legate to Bologna. On ...

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378 - Events. Mid-February: Lentienses cross frozen Rhine, invading Roman Empire. May: Lentienses are defeated by Gratianus, in the Battle of Argentovaria. August 9: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths in present-day Turkey. Valens is killed along with 2/3 of his army. Gregory Nazianzus is ordained bishop of Constantinople. Theodosius I becomes eastern Roman emperor after the death of Valens. Pope ...

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1172 - Events. Duke Richard of Aquitaine becomes Duke of Poitiers. He later becomes King Richard I of England. Pope Gregory VIII hosts the Council of Avranches where Henry II of England is absolved of the sin of murder in the matter of the assassination of Thomas Becket The Synod of Cashel ended the Celtic Christian system and brought them under Rome. 1172 - Births. Baldwin I of Constantinople (died 1205) Fujiwara Moro ...

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1086 - Events. Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. Alfonso VI of Léon and Castille is defeated by the Almoravids on the battle of az-Zallaqah, called into Spain by Abbad III of Sevilla. 1086 - Deaths. May 21 - Wang Anshi, Chinese statesman (b. 1021) May 25 - Pope Gregory VII July 17 - ...

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1076 - Events. February 14 - Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Anselm of Canterbury completes Monologion The Almoravids capture the Ghanan capital of Kumbi. Count Dirk V reconquers most of West Frisia from the bishop of Utrecht. 1076 - Births. June 1 - Prince Mstislav of Kiev (d. 1132) 1076 - Deaths. March 21 - Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)Including:

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