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Saint Boniface I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

Saint Boniface I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

Saint Boniface I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

Events Before

  1. Jews are excluded from public office in the Roman Empire

    Jews are excluded from public office in the Roman Empire

  2. Antipope Eulalius loses to Pope Boniface I after both were elected in a dual election and becomes bishop of Napete

    Antipope Eulalius loses to Pope Boniface I after both were elected in a dual election and becomes bishop of Napete

  3. Aelia Eudocia Athenais of Athens marries Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II

    Aelia Eudocia Augusta (Ancient Greek: Αιλία Ευδοκία Αυγούστα; c. 400 – 460 AD), also called Saint Eudocia, was an Eastern Roman empress by marriage to Emperor Theodosius II (r. 408–450).

  4. Flavius Constantine becomes Co-Emperor as Emperor Constantius III of the Western Roman Empire with Honorius

    In modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the Roman Empire's western provinces collectively during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a...

  5. City of Venice is founded, at noon on a Friday

    City of Venice is founded, at noon on a Friday

Events After

  1. Valentinian III is elevated to Roman Emperor, at the age of 6

    Valentinian II (Latin: Valentinianus; 371 – 15 May 392) was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman Empire between AD 375 and 392.

  2. Council of Ephesus (3rd ecumenical council) opens to settle dispute between Nestorius, Bishop of Constantinople and Cyri

    Council of Ephesus (3rd ecumenical council) opens to settle dispute between Nestorius, Bishop of Constantinople and Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria

  3. Saint Patrick, aged about 16, is captured by Irish pirates from his home in Great Britain and taken as a slave to Irelan

    Saint Patrick, aged about 16, is captured by Irish pirates from his home in Great Britain and taken as a slave to Ireland (traditional date)

  4. St. Celestine I ends his reign as Catholic Pope

    The pope is the bishop of Rome and the head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff.

  5. St Sixtus III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    The pope is the bishop of Rome and the head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff.

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