Theodelinda
Noble person
0570 – 0628
Who was Theodelinda?
Theodelinda, queen of the Lombards, was the daughter of duke Garibald I of Bavaria.
She was married first in 589 to Authari, king of the Lombards, son of king Cleph. Authari died in 590. Theodelinda was allowed to pick Agilulf as her next husband and Authari's successor in 591. She thereafter exerted much influence in restoring Nicene Christianity to a position of primacy in Italy against its rival, Arian Christianity.
After the conversion of Agilulf to the Catholic faith, she started building churches in Lombardy and Tuscany, among them the cathedral of Monza and the first Baptistery of Florence. They were all dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.
The famous treasure of Monza contains the Iron Crown of Lombardy and the theca persica, enclosing a text from the Gospel of John, sent by Pope Gregory I to her for her son Adaloald. Another of the gifts of this pope to the Lombard queen was a cruciform encolpion containing a portion of the True Cross.
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- Born
- 0570
- Also known as
- Theudelinda
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Died
- 0628
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on July 23, 2013
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