Emperors of John VI. Britwald Venerable The Eu the East. 705 731 Authors. Profane Rapid progress of Alcuin Bede. tychians, the Saracens in-see A. D. John VII. Tatwin John Da- Monothe- Asia and Africa. the 4th lites, and The downfal of co Justinian II. 707 734 mascenus. 711 Sifinnius Nothelm Jacobites 741 The ano- continue 713 Constan- Cuthbert nymous to propaAnastasius tine 714 731 the kingdom of the lumn. Lombards, and of Bede. the exarchate of Fred 758 author of a gate their Ravenna, the lat-egari of which is us. granted to the see John of Rome by Pepin, Daking of France. II. 714 Gregory II. Bregwin book, en- doctrines. ter 762 titled, Or- masce Charlemagne nus. adds to the grant George of Pepin several Synprovinces; though cellus. the titles and acts VirgilPaul and of this grant havelius. Charle- John, and not been produced magne, see embraced by the Roman CatheCapitu- the perni-tholic historians. laria, pub-cious erlished by rors of Baluzius Valentine at Paris, & Manes. in 1677, The ceremony of The Saxons, with Exarchate subsisted during the space of 185 years. It ended in the reign of Aistulphus,king of the Lombards, who reduced Ravenna, and added it to his dominions. But this prince was obliged by Pepin, king of France, to surrender the Exarchate, with all its territories, castles, &c. to be for ever held by P. Stephen III. and his successors in the see of. Rome. This is the true foundation of the temporal grandeur of the popes Anastasius, Abbot in Palestine. Theopha nes. Aldhelm, bishop of Shireburn, under the Heptarchy, and nephew to Ina, king of the West Saxons. the Mani- Huns, Bohemians, Eginhart. chæans. Moravians, Sclavo-Rabanus 830 Amalari- Iconoclas- nians, Russians, In- Maurus. dians, and Bulga-Abbon. rians, which latter Heremoccasions a contro- pert. versy between the Leon. Saturatius Eugenius Celnoth us, bishop_tes. 811 II. 827 871 of Triers. Iconola træ, or 889 Theodore image Michael A schism Athelred Leo Armen. II. and mund. Methodus. lites 813 Eugenius Pleg- Studita. worship- Greek and Latin Sergius. 820 Zizinnus. Michael Balb. 829 Valentine Macedo 886 Sergius Eginhart. Transub-mass. Claudius Theophilus 827 842 Michael III. Gregory Clement, 867 IV. 844 bishop of Basilius I. Turin. Leo. VI. II. 847 Jonas, Philos. Leo IV. bishop of stantia John Scot The cause of Erigena. rians. Christianity suffers Clement, in the East under Alfred the bishop of the Saracens, and Great, Turin, in Europe under king of who fol- the Normans. England. His Sax on version of lowed The power of Abou-Na Transubstantiari ans. Bertram or Ra- mon strous er- at the archbish- Rheims. Nicholas. Adrian. John VIII. Theo dulph, thors of note place ever seen this institution in the in France, seventh century, and and shows attribute it to Boni-that at this face IV. period, the arts were The superstitious more culfestival of the as-tivated in sumption of the Vir-Asia than gin Mary, instituted in Europe. by the Council of Albategni, Mentz, and confirm- theMathed by Pope Nicholas ematiI. and afterward by cian. Leo X. Albumasar, the The trial by cold Arabian water introduced by AstronoPope Eugenius II. mer. though Le Brun in his Histoire des Pratiques, Superstitieuses, endeavours to prove this ridiculous invention more ancient. The Emperor Lewis II. is obliged, by the arrogant pontiff Nicholas 1. to perform the functions of groom, and hold the bridle of this Pope's horse, while his pretended holiness was dismounting. The Legends, or Lives of the Saints, began to be composed in this century. The Apostles' Creed is sung in the churches--organs, bells, and vocal music introduced in many places-festivals multiplied. The Order of St. Andrew, or the Knights of the Thistle, in Scotland. Michael I. Emperor of the East, abdicates the throne, and with his wife and six children, retires into a monasItery. |
