Agilulf
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Agilulf, also known as the Thuringian, was a Duke of Turin and king of the Lombards from 591 until his death. A relative of his predecessor Authari, Agilulf was of Thuringian origin and belonged to th
Woodcut vignette of Agilulf in the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle
Gilt bronze forehead plate of a lamellar helmet depicting the coronation of King Agilulf, found at Valdinievole, now in the Bargello National Museum, Florence.
Arianism
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Arianism is a Christological doctrine that rejects the traditional notion of the Trinity, teaching that Jesus was created by God and is therefore distinct from God. It is named after its proponent Ari
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…by Lombard warriors—took place in Milan in May 591. He was baptized to appease his wife, and the nation followed suit—though initially adopting the Arian rather than the Roman Catholic faith. In 603, under Theodelinda's influence, Agilulf converted to Catholicism and had his son, Adaloald, baptized in…
An imagined portrait of Arius. Detail of a Cretan School icon, c. 1591, depicting the First Council of Nicaea
Constantine burning Arian books, illustration from a compendium of canon law, c. 825
Once the orthodox Trinitarians succeeded in defeating Arianism, they censored any signs that the perceived heresy left behind. This mosaic in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna has had images of the Arian king, Theoderic, and his court removed. On some columns their hands remain.
The ceiling mosaic of the Arian Baptistery, built in Ravenna by the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great