ReligionThe 6th century

Religion in the 6th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged religion — faiths, institutions and religious change, narrowed to the 6th century — 9 of them, drawn from 9 nations, running from 500 to 589. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
9
Nations
9
Earliest
500
Latest
589
Asia
5
Europe
3
Africa
1

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

  1. Asia

    Laos

    The sacred landscape of Vat Phou

    Around the Champasak plain in the south, a planned Hindu landscape develops around the Vat Phou temple, growing over a millennium largely under Khmer influence; it is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.

    Era: Mekong Settlement and the Older Civilizations

    Sources: Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

  2. Asia

    Türkiye

    Justinian completes the Hagia Sophia

    Emperor Justinian I inaugurated the great domed church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, the masterpiece of Byzantine architecture and for centuries the largest cathedral in the world.

    Era: Greek, Roman and Byzantine Anatolia

    Sources: Byzantine Empire · Encyclopædia Britannica

  3. Asia

    Japan

    Introduction of Buddhism

    Buddhism reaches Japan from the Korean kingdom of Baekje, traditionally dated to 552; it is championed by the Soga clan over conservative opposition.

    Era: Yamato and Asuka: The Birth of the State

    Sources: Asuka period · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Japan · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  4. Asia

    Afghanistan

    The Bamiyan Buddhas carved

    Monks carve two colossal Buddhas, about 55 and 38 metres high, into the cliffs of the Bamiyan Valley, a great centre of Buddhist pilgrimage on the routes through the Hindu Kush.

    Era: Bactria, Gandhara and the Buddhist Age

    Sources: Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Bamiyan — Afghanistan, History, Buddha Statues · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  5. Europe

    Albania

    Early Christian Butrint

    Butrint became an episcopal seat with an early Christian basilica and a baptistery whose mosaic floor survives, marking the spread of Christianity in the region under Byzantium.

    Era: Illyrians, Greeks, Rome and Byzantium

    Sources: Butrint · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

  6. Africa

    Sudan

    Nubia converts to Christianity

    Nobatia, Makuria and Alodia adopt Christianity, partly through missions linked to the Byzantine court; the Nubian Nile becomes a Christian realm.

    Era: The Christian Kingdoms of Nubia

    Sources: Nubia (Christian kingdoms: Nobatia, Makuria, Alodia) · Wikipedia, Christian Nubia and Muslim Egypt Sign Treaty · EBSCO Research Starters

  7. Europe

    Ireland

    Columba founds Iona

    The Irish monk Columba established the monastery of Iona off western Scotland, a launching point for the spread of Christianity and Irish learning into Scotland and Northumbria.

    Era: Gaelic Ireland and the Monastic Golden Age

    Sources: Ireland Converts to Christianity · EBSCO Research Starters

  8. Asia

    Saudi Arabia

    Birth of Muhammad in Mecca

    Muhammad was born in Mecca into the Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh, the tribe that controlled the pilgrimage sanctuary of the Kaaba.

    Era: The Birth of Islam: Muhammad, Mecca and Medina

    Sources: Hijrah: History, Definition, and Importance · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Muhammad · Wikipedia

  9. Europe

    Spain

    Visigothic kingdom of Toledo turns Catholic

    At the Third Council of Toledo, King Reccared and the Visigoths converted from Arian to Catholic Christianity, binding the ruling Germanic elite to the Hispano-Roman Catholic population.

    Era: Iberia: Celts, Phoenicians, Rome and the Visigoths

    Sources: Visigoth · Encyclopaedia Britannica