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1365
*800 [[Charlemagne]] is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by [[Leo III of Rome]] on [[Christmas]] day; [[Book of Kells]] produced in Ireland.
*800 Ambassadors of Caliph Harunu al-Rashid give keys to the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)|Holy Sepulchre]] to the Frankish king Charlemagne, acknowledging some Frankish control over the interests of Christians in Jerusalem.
*824 Byzantine [[w:Crete|Crete]] falls to Arabs Arab insurgents fleeing from the Umayyad Emir of Cordoba [[w:Al-Hakam I|Al-Hakam I]], establishing an emirate on the island until the Byzantine reconquest in 960.
*826 St. [[Ansgar]] arrives in Denmark and begins preaching; King Harald Klak of Denmark converts to Christianity.
*ca. 829-842 Icon of the Virgin Mary-[[Portaitissa]] appears on [[Mount Athos]] near [[Iviron Monastery]].
*1359 Death of St. [[Gregory Palamas]].
*1360 Death of St John Koukouzelis, the Hymnographer of the Great Lavra on Mount Athos, maistor (master of music), theorist and composer, who codified the second major form of [[Byzantine Chant]] known as ''kalophonic'', being highly melismatic, protracted, embellished and grandiose.
*1365 Crusaders under Latin King [[w:Peter I of Cyprus|Peter I of Cyprus]] sacked Alexandria, Egypt.
*1379 Western Great Schism ensues, including simultaneous reign of three Popes of Rome.
*1383 St. [[Stephen of Perm]], missionary to the Zyrians, consecrated bishop.
