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Hermenegild, Visigothic prince and saint

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Hermenegild

Visigothic prince and Catholic martyr

Saint Hermenegild or Ermengild, was the son of King Liuvigild of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula and southern France. He fell out with his father in 579, then revolted the following year. During his rebellion, he converted from Arianism to Chalcedonian…
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Visigoths

Germanic people of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages

The Visigoths were a Germanic people united under the rule of a king and living within the Roman Empire during late antiquity. The Visigoths first appeared in the Balkans, as a Roman-allied barbarian military group united under the command of Alaric I. Their exact origins are…
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April 13

Day of the year

April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 262 days remain until the end of the year.
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