Council of Aachen
Middle Ages
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Carolingian empire partition
- In Louis I: The challenges of empire
Aachen (now in Germany), where his father had established his palace, was cleared of its prostitutes; Louis’s unmarried sisters, who had consorted sexually with court palatines, were sent to monasteries. Louis also tackled wider issues. In his first year as emperor the chancery dispatched nearly…
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observance of Sunday
- In church year: Sunday
Charlemagne’s capitulary adopted by the Council of Aachen, 789 (canon 80). Medieval legislation thereafter repeatedly sought to enforce the “holiday” of Sunday, as also of many other holy days, for the benefit of serfs and labourers.
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