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St Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

St Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

St Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Events Before

  1. BC Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus

    The Battle of the Granicus in May 334 BC was the first of three major battles fought between Alexander the Great of Macedon and the Persian Achaemenid Empire.

  2. Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem

    The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

  3. St Mark is elected Pope

    Pope Mark (Latin: Marcus) was the bishop of Rome from 18 January to his death on 7 October 336. Little is known of Mark's early life.

  4. Pope Saint Mark's death ends his reign as Catholic Pope, leaving the papacy vacant

    Pope Saint Mark's death ends his reign as Catholic Pope, leaving the papacy vacant

  5. Earliest theorized date that Christmas is celebrated on December 25th by the Catholic Church in Rome to replace pagan ce

    Earliest theorized date that Christmas is celebrated on December 25th by the Catholic Church in Rome to replace pagan celebrations

Events After

  1. BC Macedonian army led by Philip II defeats the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securin

    BC Macedonian army led by Philip II defeats the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony over Greece and the Aegean Sea

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St Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

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