On December 27
On December 27, the Human Saga records one pivotal event: Consecration of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (537 CE).
On this day
On 27 December 537 the emperor Justinian I inaugurated the rebuilt church of Hagia Sophia, the Church of Holy Wisdom, in Constantinople, less than six years after fire had destroyed its predecessor during the Nika riots of 532.
Also this week in history (Dec 24 – Dec 30)
On Christmas Day 800, during Mass at St Peter's Basilica in Rome, Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king Charlemagne 'Emperor of the Romans' (Imperator Romanorum).
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