Contemporary Icons (Xth Century)
Byzantine art |
Contemporary art |
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Effigy of St John Chrysostom, Agia Sophia, Constantinople. 944 - St Elijah, Kiev. Gospel of Mount Athos. 963 - Church of Lavra, Mount Athos. Wall paintings of David-Garedja, Ateni and Gelati, Georgia. First Armenian paintings (frescoes and miniatures). Icon of St Philip and St Nicolas, Sinaï. Menologion of Basile II, Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica. Wall painting of Castelseprio, Lombardia. |
910 - Fondation of Cluny. 949 - 979 St Philibert of Tournus. 950 - Wall paintings of St Michael, Le Puy en Velay (France). Ottonian paintings. Wall paintings of St Georges of Oberzell (Reicheneau). 981 - Consecration of Cluny. Mozarabian miniatures: Apocalypse of Beatus. |
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Political context |
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Life of the Church |
901 - Alliance of Byzance with Magyars. 912 - 959 Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos 945 - Domination of the Bouyides in Baghdad. 956 - Otto I. 961 - Byzantine reconquest of Crete. 963 - Reign of Nikephoros Phokas. Reconquest of Cilicie and Cyprus. Conquest of Syria. 969 - Nikephoros Phokas assassinated. 973 - Annexation of Eastern Bulgaria. 976 - Reign of Basile II. 988 - Baptism of the Russians (Vladimir of Kiev). 999 - Basile II conquers Georgia. |
907 - Schism in Eastern Church. . Important monastic foundations: Mount Athos, Backovo, Patmos, Cappadocia. 961 - Evangelization of the Slavs. 988 - Conversion of Russia to Christianity. |
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Spiritual life |
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St Symeon the New Theologian was born in 917 St Athanasios of Athos was born in 920 |
