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Greek scholar and new Archbishop of Canterbury, Theodore of Tarsus arrives in Canterbury with North African abbot Hadria

Greek scholar and new Archbishop of Canterbury, Theodore of Tarsus arrives in Canterbury with North African abbot Hadrian

Greek scholar and new Archbishop of Canterbury, Theodore of Tarsus arrives in Canterbury with North African abbot Hadrian

Events Before

  1. Rashidun Caliphate, then the largest empire in history, ends with the death of its leader, Ali. Succeeded by the Umayyad

    Rashidun Caliphate, then the largest empire in history, ends with the death of its leader, Ali. Succeeded by the Umayyad Caliphate.

  2. The 4th Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, Ali ibn Abu Talib is struck on the head while praying at the Great Mosque of K

    The 4th Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, Ali ibn Abu Talib is struck on the head while praying at the Great Mosque of Kufa, Mesopotamia by a poison-coated sword wielded by Ibn Muljam a Kharijite, dies two days later

  3. Battle of Baekgang: Tang Chinese and Silla Korean forces defeat Baekje Korean forces and their Yamato Japanese allies on

    Battle of Baekgang: Tang Chinese and Silla Korean forces defeat Baekje Korean forces and their Yamato Japanese allies on the Geum River in Korea, the last Japanese invasion of Korea for 900 years

  4. Ildefonsus, Archbishop of Toledo, and later saint, reportedly has a vision of the Virgin Mary, who presents him with a p

    Ildefonsus, Archbishop of Toledo, and later saint, reportedly has a vision of the Virgin Mary, who presents him with a priestly vestment

  5. Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy

    Constans II, also called "the Bearded", was the Byzantine emperor from 641 to 668.

Events After

  1. St Vitalian ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Pope Adeodatus II (621–17 June 676), sometimes called Deodatus, was the bishop of Rome from 672 to his death on 17 June 676.

  2. Deusdedit II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Deusdedit II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  3. Visigoth King Wamba of Hispania successfully puts down a rebellion at Nîmes, the last rebels surrendering from the Roman

    Visigoth King Wamba of Hispania successfully puts down a rebellion at Nîmes, the last rebels surrendering from the Roman amphitheatre [1]

  4. Synod of Hertford holds the first general council of the Anglo-Saxon Church, issuing 10 canons

    Synod of Hertford holds the first general council of the Anglo-Saxon Church, issuing 10 canons

  5. Pope Adeodatus II's (Deusdetit II) reign ends with his death

    Pope Adeodatus II's (Deusdetit II) reign ends with his death

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