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Years : 1176 1177 1178 1179 1180 1181 1182
Centuries: 11th century · 12th century · 13th century
Decades: 1140s 1150s 1160s 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s
Years: 1176 1177 1178 1179 1180 1181 1182

[edit] Events

  • Third Council of the Lateran condemned Waldensians and Cathars as heretics, institutes a reformation of clerical life, and creates the first "ghettos" for Jews
  • Afonso I is recognized as the true King of Portugal by Pope Alexander III, bringing Portugal the protection of the Catholic Church against the Castillian monarchy
  • Philip II is crowned King of France
  • Aberdeen is chartered by William the Lion
  • Westminster School founded by the monks of Westminster Abbey (by papal command)
  • Drigung Kagyu school of Kagyu Buddhism founded

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[edit] Deaths