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Icon veneration officially re-instated in Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople

Icon veneration officially re-instated in Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople

Icon veneration officially re-instated in Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople

Events Before

  1. 15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

    15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

  2. Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AU of Earth

    Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AU of Earth

  3. Battle at Fontenay: Louis & Charles beat their brother Lotharius I

    Battle at Fontenay: Louis & Charles beat their brother Lotharius I

  4. Charles II and Louis the German sign the Oaths of Strasbourg, a pact uniting their armies in the fight against their old

    Charles II and Louis the German sign the Oaths of Strasbourg, a pact uniting their armies in the fight against their older brother Lothar

  5. Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstates the veneration of icons in chu

    Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstates the veneration of icons in churches

Events After

  1. Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving

    Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving

  2. First King of all Brittany, Nominoe defeats Frankish King Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon, near Redon

    Nominoe or Nomenoe (French: Nominoë; Breton: Nevenoe; b. c 800, d. 7 March 851) was the first Duke of Brittany from 846 to his death.

  3. Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope

  4. Leo IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Leo IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  5. Günther becomes bishop of Cologne

    Gunther or Gunthar (German: Günther; died 8 July 873) was Archbishop of Cologne in Germany from 850 until he was excommunicated and deposed in 863.

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