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Timeline Of Maastricht
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Maastricht, Netherlands. Roman Period * circa 10 BC - Construction of Roman main road from Cologne to the coast ('). * 1st half of 1st century AD - built; gradual development of settlement on both sides of the river Meuse. * ca. 150 - Construction of Roman baths and walled sanctuary (with a 9-meter sculpted Jupiter column). * ca. 270 - Destruction of Roman Maastricht by invading Germanic tribes. * 333 - Roman (fortress) built. * 384 - Death of Saint Servatius in Maastricht (traditional); establishment of (uncertain; this may have happened in the 6th c. only). Middle Ages * ca. 570 - Bishop Monulph builds a large stone church on the grave of Saint Servatius. * ca. 590-670 - At least twelve royal mint masters active in Maastricht. * 595 - Childebert II in Maastricht. * 667-670 - Childeric II in Maastricht. * 690-695 - Clovis IV in Maastricht. * ca. 700 - Murder of Lambert of Maastricht. * 720 - Seat of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einhard
Einhard (also Eginhard or Einhart; la, E(g)inhardus; 775 – 14 March 840) was a Frankish scholar and courtier. Einhard was a dedicated servant of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious; his main work is a biography of Charlemagne, the ''Vita Karoli Magni'', "one of the most precious literary bequests of the early Middle Ages". Public life Einhard was from the eastern German-speaking part of the Frankish Kingdom. Born into a family of landowners of some importance, his parents sent him to be educated by the monks of Fulda, one of the most impressive centers of learning in the Frank lands. Perhaps due to his small stature, which restricted his riding and sword-fighting ability, Einhard concentrated his energies on scholarship, especially the mastering of Latin. He was accepted into the hugely wealthy court of Charlemagne around 791 or 792. Charlemagne actively sought to amass scholarly men around him and established a royal school led by the Northumbrian scholar Alcuin. Einhard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciscan Order
, image = FrancescoCoA PioM.svg , image_size = 200px , caption = A cross, Christ's arm and Saint Francis's arm, a universal symbol of the Franciscans , abbreviation = OFM , predecessor = , merged = , formation = , founder = Francis of Assisi , founding_location = , extinction = , merger = , type = Mendicant Order of Pontifical Right for men , status = , purpose = , headquarters = Via S. Maria Mediatrice 25, 00165 Rome, Italy , location = , coords = , region = , services = , membership = 12,476 members (8,512 priests) as of 2020 , language = , sec_gen = , leader_title = Motto , leader_name = ''Pax et bonum'' ''Peace and llgood'' , leader_title2 = Minister General , leader_name2 = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of St Mary Magdalene
The Order of St Mary Magdalene (Latin: Ordo Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae de poenitentia or OSMM) is a Roman Catholic religious order for women, named after Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru .... Its members are known in German as Magdalenerinnen or Büßerinnen or in Latin as Sorores poenitentes (penitential sisters). Bibliography (in German) * Paul Skobel: ''Das Jungfräuliche Klosterstift zur Heiligen Maria Magdalena von der Buße zu Lauban in Schlesien von 1320–1821''. Hrsg. und ergänzt bis zur Gegenwart von Edmund Piekorz. Konrad Theiss, Aalen und Stuttgart 1970. * Kurt Köster: ''Mainz in der Geschichte des Reuerinnen-Ordens''. In: ''Jahrbuch für das Bistum Mainz'', Jg. 3 (1948), S. 243–272. * Jörg Voigt: ''Beginen im Spätmittelalter. Frauenfrö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
