Theodelinda in an illustration for the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493

Theodelinda, queen of the Lombards, (c. The Nuremberg Chronicle, written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt is one of the best documented early printed books The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from 570 - 628) was the daughter of duke Garibald I of Bavaria. Events By Place Europe Spoleto becomes the capital of an independent duchy under the Lombard chieftain Events By Place Europe Pippin of Landen becomes Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia. Garibald I (also Garivald) (born 540 was Duke (or King of Bavaria from 555 until 591 Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12

She was married first in 588 to Authari, king of the Lombards, son of king Cleph. DLXXXVIII in Roman numerals Events By Place Byzantine Empire Guaram becomes prince of Iberia. Authari (c 540 &ndash 5 September 590, Pavia) also known as Agilolf was king of the Lombards from 584 to his death Cleph (also Clef, Clepho, or Kleph; in Italian, Clefi) was king of the Lombards from 572 or 573 to 574 or 575 Authari died in 590. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Summer - Maurice agrees to Khosrau's entreaties and agrees to restart the war with Persia Theodelinda was allowed to pick Agilulf as her next husband and Authari's successor in 591. Agilulf, called the Thuringian, was the duke of Turin and king of the Lombards (590 &ndash 616 in Italy, the cousin of his predecessor Events By Place Europe Agilulf marries Theodelinda and becomes king of the Lombards. She thereafter exerted much influence in restoring Nicene Christianity (the mainstream, in 1054 split by the East-West Schism in Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy) to a position of primacy in Italy against its rival, Arian Christianity. This is a general introduction to ecumenical councils For the Roman Catholic councils, see Catholic Ecumenical Councils. The East-West Schism, or the Great Schism, divided medieval Christendom into Eastern (Greek and Western (Latin branches which later became known as the The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Arianism is the theological teaching of Arius (c AD 250-336 who was ruled a heretic by the Christian church at the Council of Nicea.

After the conversion of Authari to the Catholic faith, she started building churches in Lombardy and Tuscany, among them the cathedral of Monza and the first Baptistery of Florence. Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 Monza Cathedral (Italian Duomo di Monza) is the main religious building of Monza, near Milan, in northern Italy. The Florence Baptistry or Battistero di San Giovanni ( Baptistery of St They were all dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram.

The famous treasure of Monza contains the Iron Crown of Lombardy and the theca persica, enclosing a text from the Gospel of John, sent by Pope Gregory I (590-604) to her for her son Adaloald. The Iron Crown of Lombardy ( Corona Ferrea) is both a reliquary and one of the most ancient royal insignia of Europe The Gospel of John (literally According to John; Greek, Κατὰ Ἰωάννην Kata Iōannēn) is the fourth Gospel in the canon Adaloald (602 &ndash 626 was the Lombard king of Italy from 616 to 626 Another of the gifts of this pope to the Lombard queen was a cruciform encolpion (reliquary) containing a portion of the True Cross. Encolpion, from the Greek: ἐγκόλπιον (egkolpion "on the chest" is the name given in early Christian times to a species of Reliquary worn round The True Cross is the name for physical remnants which by a Christian tradition are believed to be from the actual cross upon which Jesus was crucified

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