ReligionThe 14th century

Religion in the 14th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged religion — faiths, institutions and religious change, narrowed to the 14th century — 12 of them, drawn from 10 nations, running from 1309 to 1389. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
12
Nations
10
Earliest
1309
Latest
1389
Europe
6
Africa
3
Asia
3

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Europe

    Vatican City

    The Avignon papacy

    The popes moved their residence to Avignon in France, where seven popes ruled for nearly seventy years away from Rome.

    Era: The Rise of Temporal Power and the Papal States

    Sources: Avignon papacy · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. Europe

    Kosovo

    Gracanica and Visoki Decani built

    The monastery of Gracanica was founded in 1321 and Visoki Decani built in the mid-14th century for King Stefan Decanski; with other churches they form the UNESCO Medieval Monuments in Kosovo, later placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

    Era: The Medieval Serbian Heartland and the Battle of Kosovo

    Sources: Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (World Heritage List, no. 724) · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Medieval Monuments in Kosovo: State of Conservation (List of World Heritage in Danger since 2006) · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

  3. Africa

    Mali

    Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca

    Mansa Musa journeys to Mecca with a vast retinue and quantities of gold so great his almsgiving is said to have disrupted Egypt's gold prices, spreading Mali's fame abroad.

    Era: The Mali Empire

    Sources: Mansa Mūsā's Pilgrimage to Mecca · EBSCO Research Starters, The Mali Empire · National Geographic Education, History of the Mali Empire · Wikipedia

  4. Africa

    Kenya

    Ibn Battuta visits Mombasa

    The traveller Ibn Battuta describes Mombasa and Kilwa as prosperous, pious Muslim trading towns, attesting to the wealth of the medieval Swahili coast.

    Era: Migrations and the Swahili Coast

    Sources: History of Kenya · Wikipedia, Swahili coast · Wikipedia

  5. Africa

    Tanzania

    Ibn Battuta visits Kilwa

    The traveller Ibn Battuta describes Kilwa as a prosperous, devout and beautifully built Muslim city, attesting to the wealth of the medieval Swahili coast.

    Era: Bantu Settlers and the Swahili Coast

    Sources: Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Kilwa Kisiwani · Wikipedia

  6. Europe

    Serbia

    Patriarchate of Peć

    Elevated under Dušan, the patriarchate of Peć became the spiritual heart of the Serbs; its medieval churches in Kosovo survive as UNESCO World Heritage monuments of the Serbian Orthodox tradition.

    Era: The Battle of Kosovo and the Ottoman Conquest

    Sources: Medieval Monuments in Kosovo · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

  7. Asia

    Laos

    Theravada Buddhism established

    During Fa Ngum's reign Theravada Buddhism of the Sinhalese school is introduced into the Lao kingdom, likely from Cambodia, becoming the foundational religion of Laos.

    Era: The Kingdom of Lan Xang

    Sources: Fa Ngum · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Lan Xang · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  8. Asia

    Brunei

    Conversion to Islam and the first sultan

    Awang Alak Betatar embraces Islam, takes the title Sultan Muhammad Shah, and becomes the first sultan of Brunei, refounding the state as an Islamic sultanate.

    Era: The Coming of Islam and the Birth of the Sultanate

    Sources: History of Brunei · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Brunei · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  9. Europe

    Vatican City

    Gregory XI returns the papacy to Rome

    Pope Gregory XI brought the papacy back to Rome from Avignon, against French opposition, ending the Avignon period.

    Era: The Rise of Temporal Power and the Papal States

    Sources: Gregory XI · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Avignon papacy · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  10. Europe

    Vatican City

    The Western Schism

    Rival popes in Rome and Avignon divided the Church for four decades until the Council of Constance restored a single papacy in 1417.

    Era: The Rise of Temporal Power and the Papal States

    Sources: Avignon papacy · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  11. Europe

    Lithuania

    Christianization of Lithuania

    A bishopric was founded at Vilnius and Lithuania, the last major pagan state in Europe, formally accepted Latin Christianity following the union with Poland.

    Era: Union with Poland, Christianization and the Age of Vytautas

    Sources: Grand Duchy of Lithuania · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  12. Asia

    Kazakhstan

    Timur builds the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

    At Yasi (Turkestan) Timur orders a monumental mausoleum over the tomb of the Sufi master Khoja Ahmed Yasawi; left unfinished at Timur's death in 1405, it became a masterpiece of Timurid architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003.

    Era: The Mongol Conquest and the Golden Horde

    Sources: Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, History of Kazakhstan · Encyclopædia Britannica