966 ⟶ Mieszko I's Christian Baptism

Mieszko I, first duke of Poland, baptised a Christian.
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✝️ Visigothic King Reccared Converts to Catholicism

Reccared, king of the Visigoths in Spain, converts to Catholicism.⟶
Visigothic King Reccared Converts to Catholicism (587)
CatholicismVisigothsConversionReligious PoliticsChristianity
SpainSpain

✝️ Mieszko I's Christian Baptism

Mieszko I, first duke of Poland, baptised a Christian.⟶
Mieszko I's Christian Baptism (966)
ChristianityConversionSlavsCatholicism
PolandPoland

✝️ Vladimir I's Christian Conversion and Baptism

Vladimir I, Prince of Kievan Rus', baptised a Christian⟶
Vladimir I's Christian Conversion and Baptism (988)
ChristianityEastern Orthodox ChurchKievan Rus'Religious ConversionByzantine EmpireMiddle AgesSlavic History
UkraineUkraineRussiaRussiaBelarusBelarus

⚔️ Józef Piłsudski's Coup d'état in Poland

May 12 – 14: May Coup in Poland.⟶
Józef Piłsudski's Coup d'état in Poland (1926)
Coup d'étatInterwar PeriodMilitaryAuthoritarianismDemocracy
PolandPoland

🕊️ Pope John Paul II's Visit to Poland and the Rise of Solidarity

June: Arrival of Pope John Paul II in Poland, eventually sparking the Solidarity movement.⟶
Pope John Paul II's Visit to Poland and the Rise of Solidarity (1979)
CatholicismPope John Paul IISolidarityCold WarCommunismHuman RightsPolitical ActivismReligious Influence
PolandPoland