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Flag of the Lombard League. Coat of arms of the Lombard League Member cities of the first and second Lombard League.. The Lombard League (Latin: Societas Lombardiae; Italian: Lega Lombarda) was an alliance of cities formed in 1167, [1] and supported by the popes, to counter the attempts by the Hohenstaufen Holy Roman emperors to establish direct royal administrative control over the cities of ...
Military alliance and mutual assistance strengthened the position of imperial cities, especially during the interregnum period of the 13th to 14th century. 1167. The Lombard League was formed in 1167, [1] supported by the Pope, to counter the attempts by the Hohenstaufen Holy Roman Emperors to assert influence over the Kingdom of Italy. [2]
Alexander III had to flee Italy and took refuge in France. Open conflict erupted when Frederick Barbarossa sought to impose the imperial tax on Italian cities, which they refused. In 1162, Milan was destroyed and its inhabitants dispersed. This provoked the alliance of a number of towns to form the Lombard League, supported by Alexander III ...
Pope Stephen III (Latin: Stephanus III; 720 – 24 January 772) [1] was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 7 August 768 to his death. Stephen was a Benedictine monk who worked in the Lateran Palace during the reign of Pope Zachary.
The alliance with the Bavarii led to a rapprochement between Franks and Byzantines, but Autari managed (in 588 and again, despite some severe early setbacks, in the 590s) to repel the resulting Frankish attacks. The period of Autari marked, according to Paul the Deacon, the attainment of the first internal stability in the Lombard kingdom:
The Church of Santa Sofia in Benevento was erected in 760 by Duke Arechis II, and it preserves Lombard frescoes on the walls and even Lombard capitals on the columns. Lombard architecture flourished under the impulse provided by the Catholic monarchs like Theodelinda , Liutprand , and Desiderius to the foundation of monasteries to further their ...
Volunteers work to prepare apple dumplings in this 2023 photo at Union Avenue United Methodist Church in Alliance. This year's sale is underway at the church, at 1843 S. Union Ave. in Alliance.
Lombard Mennonite Church has about 150 members. [citation needed] It is active in the local Ten Thousand Villages store and other ministries such as Lombard Mennonite Peace Center. The current pastors are Barbara and Richard Gehring, with Nathan Perrin serving as Pastor of Christian Formation. Throughout its history, Mennonites have used this ...