Torcello is a quiet island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon. It was settled and named in the seventh century by people from Altino, including the Bishop of Altino. They brought the relics of Saint Eliodorus, now the patron saint of the island. A small island in the Adriatic sea An island is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock, that is completely surrounded by water. ... The Venetian Lagoon The Venetian Lagoon is a lagoon off the Adriatic Sea in which the city of Venice is situated. ... ( 6th century - 7th century - 8th century - other centuries) Events Islam starts in Arabia, the Quran is written, and Arabs subjugate Syria, Iraq, Persia, Egypt, North Africa and Central Asia to Islam. ... Relics can be: Relics: the remains of saints (usually bones), honored in the Catholic and Orthodox churches. ... In several forms of Christianity, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. ...

Torcello rapidly grew in importance as a political and trading centre. In the tenth century, it had a population of about 10,000 people and was more powerful than Venice, but it then declined. It retained a Grand Council, like that of Venice, who were given the right to nominate a podestà from Venice to govern the island. The Lagoon around the island gradually became a swamp, and almost all the population left for Murano or Venice. It now has a population of around 60 people. ( 9th century - 10th century - 11th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... Venice is known for its waterways and gondolas Gondola. ... The Palace of the Podestà in Florence, known as the Palazzo Vecchio or the Palazzo della Signoria Podestà is the name given to a high official in many Italian cities, during the later middle ages. ... A freshwater swamp A swamp is a wetland that features permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water, generally with a substantial number of hummocks, or dry-land protrusions. ... A shop with boats, Murano Murano is usually described as an island in the Venetian Lagoon, although like Venice itself it is actually an archipelago of islands linked by bridges. ...

Today the island is known for the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, founded in 639 and with much eleventh century Byzantine work, including mosaics, surviving. Other attractions include the eleventh and twelfth century Church of Santa Fosca and a museum housed in two fourteenth century palaces. Events Dagobert I succeeded by Clovis II as king of the Franks in Neustria and Burgundy During the Islamic conquest of Persia, Susa is destroyed Births Deaths Pippin I of Landen, father of Gertrude of Nivelles Categories: 639 ... (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. ... The 11th-century monastery of Hosios Lukas in Greece is representative of the Byzantine art during the rule of Macedonian dynasty. ... This article is about a decorative art. ... (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. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... A museum is a non-profit making, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education and enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ...