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During a siege in Constantinople, the Theotokos (Mary, the mother of Jesus) appears at the church in Blachernae, holding

During a siege in Constantinople, the Theotokos (Mary, the mother of Jesus) appears at the church in Blachernae, holding her veil over the praying faithful, among them St. Andrew of Constantinople

During a siege in Constantinople, the Theotokos (Mary, the mother of Jesus) appears at the church in Blachernae, holding her veil over the praying faithful, among them St. Andrew of Constantinople

Events Before

  1. Date of the last known Maya "long count" inscription on a stela at the city of Toniná (modern Chiapas state, Mexico)

    Tonina (or Toniná in Spanish orthography) is a pre-Columbian archaeological site and ruined city of the Maya civilization located in what is now the Mexican state of Chiapas, some 13 km (8.1 mi) east...

  2. Bulgarian Saint John of Rila [Saint Ivan] performs the miracle of the two pies - uses two pies to feed the poor

    Bulgarian Saint John of Rila [Saint Ivan] performs the miracle of the two pies - uses two pies to feed the poor

  3. The last major Viking army to raid England, led by King Edward and Earl Æthelred, is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhal

    The last major Viking army to raid England, led by King Edward and Earl Æthelred, is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex

  4. One of the last known Maya dated monuments, a stela from the city of Itzimte (modern Guatemala)

    Maya stelae (singular stela) are monuments that were fashioned by the Maya civilization of ancient Mesoamerica.

  5. Benedictine abbey of Cluny founded by William, Duke of Aquitaine, in Burgundy, France, one of the greatest monasteries o

    Benedictine abbey of Cluny founded by William, Duke of Aquitaine, in Burgundy, France, one of the greatest monasteries of Western Europe

Events After

  1. Battle of Anchialus: Bulgarian army counterattacks the Byzantines

    Battle of Anchialus: Bulgarian army counterattacks the Byzantines

  2. Balderik becomes bishop of Utrecht

    Balderik becomes bishop of Utrecht

  3. Arnulf I the Old becomes lord of Flanders

    Arnulf I the Old becomes lord of Flanders

  4. Duke Henry of Saxony becomes King Henry I of Oostfrankischreich

    Duke Henry of Saxony becomes King Henry I of Oostfrankischreich

  5. Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona

    Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona

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