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Encyclopedia > Poppo of Aquileia

Poppo or Wolfgang was the fifty-seventh patriarch of Aquileia from 1019 to 1045. List of Bishops and Archbishops of Aquileia. ... Events Toi invasion: Jurchen pirates invade Kyushu. ... Events Emperor Go-Reizei ascends the throne of Japan. ...


In 1020, Poppo commanded the smallest of three armies which the Emperor Henry II led through Italy. Poppo followed the Apennines. He joined the other divisions to besiege Troia, the new fortress of the Byzantine catepan Basil Boiannes. The siege failed and all parties returned home. Events Hospice built in Jerusalem by Knights Hospitaller City of Saint-Germain-en-Laye founded Third Italian campaign of Henry II of Germany Canute the Great codifies the laws of England Births Harold II of England (approximate) Empress Agnes of Poitou, regent of the Holy Roman Empire (d. ... Henry II of Germany (972 - 13 July 1024), was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty. ... This is about the terrestrial mountain range. ... Walls of the excavated city of Troy This article is about the city of Troy / Ilion as described in the works of Homer, and the location of an ancient city associated with it. ... In 890 the Byzantines defeated the Saracens in southern Italy. ... Basil III, called Boiannes in Greek and Bugiano in Italian, was the Byzantine catepan of Italy (1018-1028) and one of the greatest Byzantine generals of his time. ...


In 1027, Poppo entered and sacked Grado, the rival patriarchate of northern Italy. Indeed, Poppo's reign appeared to see the ultimate victory for Aquileia. On 6 April, Pope John XIX held a Lateran synod in which he declared for Aquileia, giving its bishop the patriarchal dignity and putting the bishop of Grado under his jurisdiction. The patriarch took precedence over all Italian bishops, in fact. In 1029, John revoked his decision and reaffirmed all the dignities of Grado. In 1044, Poppo reentered and sacked Grado. Events March 26 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II Holy Roman Emperor. ... Grado can refer to: Grado, a municipality in the province and autonomous community of Asturias, Spain. ... A patriarchate is the office or jurisdiction of a patriarch. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... John XIX, né Romanus (died October 1032) was pope from 1024 to 1032. ... Late Baroque façade of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, completed after a competition for the design by Alessandro Galilei in 1735 Lateran and Laterano are the shared names of several architectural projects throughout Rome and Vatican City. ... Events Births July 2 - Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. ... Events King Anawrahta seizes the throne of Pagan, Myanmar Births Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, known as The Cid (d. ...


Poppo later consecrated a new church at Aquileia in dedication to the Virgin Mary on 13 July 1031. Aquileia (Friulian Aquilee, Slovene Oglej) is an ancient Roman town of Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 10 km from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has changed somewhat since Roman times. ... The term Virgin Mary has several different meanings: Mary, the mother of Jesus, the historical and multi-denominational concept of Mary Blessed Virgin Mary, the Roman Catholic theological and doctrinal concept of Mary Marian apparitions shrines to the Virgin Mary Virgin Mary in Islam, the Islamic theological and doctrinal concept... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... Events Collapse of the Moorish Caliphate of Córdoba. ...



 

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