Slav raids on Eastern Roman territory are mentioned in 518, and by the 580s they had conquered large areas referred to as Sclavinia ("Slavdom", from Sklavenoi). Duklja was settled by Slavs predominantly during the 7th century, although the area was subject to raids by Avars and Slavs from the 6th century. Being a mountainous region, it perhaps served as an area of refuge for …

Peter I Karađorđević King Peter the Liberator Old King June 29, 1844 – August 16, 1921: June 15, 1903 – December 1, 1918: Kingdom of Serbia: Elder adult son of Aleksandar; in exile from November 1915 due to the Serbian Campaign. Proclaimed King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on December 1, 1918. After the Creation of Yugoslavia

In 638, the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, with the support of or at the instigation of Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople, published the Ecthesis, which defined as the official imperial form of Christianity Monothelitism, the doctrine that, while Christ possessed two natures, he had only a single will. This was widely accepted in the East, but before the Ecthesis reached Rome, Pope …

The Jesus Prayer, also known as The Prayer, is a short formulaic prayer, esteemed and advocated especially in Eastern Christianity: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner." The prayer has been widely taught and discussed throughout the history of the Orthodox Church.The ancient and original form did not include the words "a sinner", which …

Ecumenism (/ ɪ ˈ k juː m ə n ɪ z əm /), also spelled oecumenism, is the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity. The adjective ecumenical is thus applied to any interdenominational initiative that encourages greater cooperation among ...

Name. The part of the Catholic Church in the West is called the Latin Church to distinguish itself from Eastern Catholic Churches, which are also under the pope's primacy.In historical context, before the East–West Schism in 1054 the Latin Church is sometimes referred to as the Western Church.Writers belonging to various Protestant denominations sometimes choose to use the …

Askese (altgriechisch ἄσκησις áskēsis), gelegentlich auch Aszese, ist ein vom griechischen Verb ἀσκεῖν askeín ‚üben‘ abgeleiteter Ausdruck. Seit der Antike bezeichnet er eine Übungspraxis im Rahmen von Selbstschulung aus religiöser oder philosophischer Motivation. Angestrebt wird damit die Erlangung von Tugenden oder Fertigkeiten, Selbstkontrolle und Festigung des ...

The early written records of the history of Montenegro begin with Illyria and its various kingdoms until the Roman Republic incorporated the region into the province of Illyricum (later Dalmatia and Praevalitana) after the Illyro-Roman Wars.. In the Early Middle Ages, Slavic migration led to several Slavic states.In the 9th century, there were three principalities on the territory of ...

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3 november – Peter Danckert, 82, tysk politiker, ledamot av förbundsdagen för SPD 1998–2013. [47] 2 november – Ela Bhatt, 89, indisk kvinnorätts- och arbetslivsaktivist, grundare av SEWA och mottagare av Right Livelihood Award. [48] 2 november – Mauro Forghieri, 87, italiensk maskintekniker och formelbilskonstruktör. [49]