Cresconius ((Spanish) Cresconio) (c. 1036–1066) was a bishop of Iria Flavia and Santiago de Compostela during the eleventh century. He succeeded Vistruarius (Vistruario).[1] Emperor Go-Suzaku ascends the throne of Japan. ... Events January 6 - Harold II is crowned September 20 - Battle of Fulford September 25 - Battle of Stamford Bridge September 29 - William of Normandy lands in England at Pevensey. ... This article is about a title or office in religious bodies. ... Iria Flavia or simply Iria in Galicia, northwestern Spain, was a Celtiberian port, the main seat of the Caporos, on the road between Braga and Astorga, which the Romans rebuilt as via XVIII or Via Nova [1]. The Romans refounded it as Iria Flavia (Flavian Iria) to compliment Vespasian. ... Location map of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela) is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia. ... (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ...

He was a supporter of Ferdinand I of Castile and educated this king's son. Ferdinand's son, García II of Galicia and Portugal, was later crowned by Cresconius himself as king of Galicia. Ferdinand I of Castile, El Magno or the Great, (d. ... García II (c. ... Motto: Galiza Ceibe Capital Santiago de Compostela Official languages Galician and Castilian Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 7th  29 574 km²  5,8% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 5th  2 737 370  6,5%  92,36/km² Demonym  – English  – Galician  &#8211...

Like his contemporary Odo of Bayeux, Cresconius was a "warrior bishop." During a Viking invasion of Galicia, Cresconius gathered an army and, assuming leadership of the Galician nobility, defeated the invader. Odo of Bayeux (c. ... The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-borne warriors and traders of Norsemen (literally, men from the north) who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of the British Isles and mainland Europe as far east as the Volga River in Russia from the late 8th-11th century. ...

He fortified the site known as Castellum Honesti, today Torres del Oeste near Padrón, with the goal of blocking future invasions via the Arosa. He built the city walls of Santiago de Compostela and enlarged his diocese. A street in Padrón Padrón is a concello (Galician for municipality) in Galicia (Spain) within the region called Comarca do Sar. ... Arosa is a municipality in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland known as summer and winter resort. ... The defensive wall of Braşov, Romania. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ...

Cresconius and the Primacy of Santiago

Cresconius believed that, due to the fact that Santiago was the burial place of Saint James the Greater, that his see naturally occupied a superior place amongst the dioceses of the West as an "apostolic see." To this end, he proclaimed himself Episcopus Iriensis et Apostolicae Sedis. However, this assumption was not supported by Rome and Pope Leo IX excommunicated him at the Council of Rheims (1049). Nevertheless, Cresconius continued using this title, and the bishops of Lugo, Dumio, Oviedo, and Oporto acknowledged his authority and primacy. For people and places called Saint James, see the diambiguation page. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... Leo IX, born Bruno of Eguisheim-Dagsburg (June 21, 1002 – April 19, 1054) was Pope from February 12, 1049 to his death. ... Excommunication is religious censure which is used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community. ... Events Leo IX becomes pope. ... Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Lugo in the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A modern view of the ancient city of Porto, the city that gave the name to the country. ...

In 1060, he presided over the Council of Compostela where he prohibited the use of weapons by clerics, and also forbade that clerics be married. He opened parochial schools and fought pagan superstitions that dated to even before the Roman conquest of Galicia. Events May - The Norman leader Robert Guiscard conquers Taranto. ... A parochial school is a type of private school which engages in religious education in addition to conventional education. ... Superstition is a set of behaviors that may be faith based, or related to magical thinking, whereby the practitioner believes that the future, or the outcome of certain events, can be influenced by certain of his or her behaviors. ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent, c. ...

External links

• (Spanish) Cresconius at the Spanish Wikipedia
• As Torres de Oeste na historia. A súa importancia na defensa compostelana