553

Calendar overview 553

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553
Gelimer , ruler of the Vandals , dies in Eastern Roman captivity.
553 in other calendars
Armenian calendar	1/2 (turn of the year July)
Ethiopian calendar	545/546
Buddhist calendar	1096/97 (southern Buddhism); 1095/96 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana )
Chinese calendar	54th (55th) cycle Year of the water tap癸酉 ( at the beginning of the year water monkey 壬申)
Jewish calendar	4313/14 (September 24/25)
Coptic calendar	269/270
Roman calendar	from urbe condita MCCCVI (1306) Diocletian's era : 269/270 (turn of the year November)
Seleucid era	Babylon: 863/864 (April) Syria: 864/865 (October)
Spanish era	591
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar)	609/610 (turn of the year April)

Events

Earlier this year, or October 552 : In the Battle of Mons Lactarius the defeated Byzantine general Narses on behalf of the Emperor Justinian I the last Ostrogothic King Teja . This is the last great battle in the Gothic War .
The dukes Butilin and Leuthari I , of Alemannic origin, traverse Italy with an army from Franconia and Alemanni .

Origen

Second Council of Constantinople (5th Ecumenical Council): The last general church assembly of late antiquity rejects some of Origen's writings as well as the teachings of three theologians of the 5th century who were accused of Nestorianism . (see: Three Chapter Dispute ). Pope Vigilius , who is present in Constantinople but is represented by legates at the Council, approves the resolutions, which brings him fierce criticism within the Latin clergy and even triggers a schism among the bishops of Italy, which continues until the end of the 7th century. Century. Ultimately, however, the Western Church also recognizes the resolutions.