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Francis of Assisi is afflicted with stigmata after a vision while praying on Mount La Verna

Francis of Assisi is afflicted with stigmata after a vision while praying on Mount La Verna

Francis of Assisi is afflicted with stigmata after a vision while praying on Mount La Verna

Key People

Francis of Assisi

Catholic saint

Italian Catholic saint

Events Before

  1. King of the Germans Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights

    Frederick II (Italian: Federico, Sicilian: Fidiricu, German: Friedrich, Latin: Fridericus; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy...

  2. King of Scotland, Alexander II (23) marries Joan of England, sister of Henry III, a day before her 11th birthday at York

    King of Scotland, Alexander II (23) marries Joan of England, sister of Henry III, a day before her 11th birthday at York Minister

  3. Emperor Go-Horikawa, aged only 10 years old, ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan

    Emperor Go-Horikawa, aged only 10 years old, ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan

  4. Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol force led by Jebei and Subedei defeat a Russian alliance, after feigning their retreat

    Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol force led by Jebei and Subedei defeat a Russian alliance, after feigning their retreat, leading to the death of 20,000 Russians

  5. Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II

    Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), also known as Philip Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223.

Events After

  1. The Roman Catholic practice of public adoration of the Blessed Sacrament outside of Mass spreads from monasteries to par

    The Roman Catholic practice of public adoration of the Blessed Sacrament outside of Mass spreads from monasteries to parishes

  2. Ferrand, Count of Flanders, freed from the Louvre after being held prisoner for 12 years by the French

    Ferrand, Count of Flanders, freed from the Louvre after being held prisoner for 12 years by the French

  3. Cardinal Ugolino di Conti is elected Pope Gregory IX

    Pope Honorius III (1150 – 18 March 1227), born Cencio Savelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 18 July 1216 to his death.

  4. Pope Gregory IX excommunicates German emperor Frederick II

    Pope Gregory IX (Latin: Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; 1145 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241.

  5. Almohad Caliph Abdallah al-Adil is assassinated by being drowned in a bathtub

    Almohad Caliph Abdallah al-Adil is assassinated by being drowned in a bathtub

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