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25th of December 1223. Francis of Assisi recreates the Christmas nativity scene in Greccio with live animals and people (or 24th). ("St. Francis at Greccio" by Giotto, 1295)
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2023/12/25
19:45 UTC
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29th of November 1223. Pope Honorius III approves the Franciscan Rule (also called "Regula Bullata"). The rule sets regulations for discipline, preaching, and entering the order for Franciscan friars. (Handing over the "regula bullata", fresco by Giotto in Assisi)
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2023/11/29
18:17 UTC
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Kidwelly Castle in Wales. In 1223 a battle between William Marshal and Llywelyn's son Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr here ended in a draw. In July Marshal captured the Castle from Rhys Gryg and other areas in Ceredigion, which he handed over to his ally Cynan ap Hywel.
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2023/11/11
18:37 UTC
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1st of November 1223. King Louis VIII of France issues an ordinance prohibiting the kingdom's officials from registering debts owed to Jewish moneylenders, and limiting the lenders to a recovery of the principal amount owed, without interest.
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2023/11/01
22:33 UTC
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6th of August 1223. Louis VIII and his wife Blanche of Castile were anointed and crowned King and Queen of France in Reims Cathedral by Archbishop Guillaume de Joinville. Immediately after taking office, Louis renewed the Franco-Staufian pact for the isolation of England with Emperor Frederick II.
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2023/08/06
14:59 UTC
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