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Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze

Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze

Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze

Events Before

  1. Khosrau II, the last great Sasanian king, is crowned King of Persia

    Khosrau II, the last great Sasanian king, is crowned King of Persia

  2. Bahram Chobin is crowned as King Barham VI of Persia

    Bahram Chobin is crowned as King Barham VI of Persia

  3. Pope-elect, the future Gregory the Great, leads a litanic procession through Rome to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore

    Pope-elect, the future Gregory the Great, leads a litanic procession through Rome to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore to appease divine anger amid a plague epidemic

  4. BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king

    BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king

  5. St Augustine introduces the Julian Calendar to England

    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands.

Events After

  1. Byzantine senate elects army officer Phocas Emperor in a mutiny against the reigning Emperor Maurice (who is then killed

    Byzantine senate elects army officer Phocas Emperor in a mutiny against the reigning Emperor Maurice (who is then killed along with all his family)

  2. Sabinian begins his reign as Pope, replacing Gregory the Great

    Sabinian begins his reign as Pope, replacing Gregory the Great

  3. Battle at Etampes (Stampae): Burgundy beat Neustriers

    Battle at Etampes (Stampae): Burgundy beat Neustriers

  4. Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  5. 12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

    12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

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