Editing 545

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[[File:ClonmacnoiseCathedral.JPG|thumb|right|259px|The [[Clonmacnoise|Clonmacnoise Cathedral]] ([[Ireland]])]]
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Year '''545''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DXLV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 545 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Emperor [[Justinian I]] sends [[Narses]], Byzantine general, to the rulers of the [[Heruli]], to recruit troops for the campaigns in [[Italy]] and [[Syria]].<ref>Procopius. ''History''. XXV. 26 Vol. IV 261</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[Gothic War (535-554)|Gothic War]]: King [[Totila]] establishes his military base at [[Tivoli, Lazio|Tivoli]] ([[Central Italy]]), and prepares a campaign to reconquer the region of [[Latium]].
* The [[monastery]] of [[Clonmacnoise]] is founded in Ireland by [[Ciarán of Clonmacnoise|Ciarán Mac a tSaor]] on the [[River Shannon]] (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* [[Yangwon of Goguryeo|Yangwon]] becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of [[Goguryeo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Rulers of Korea |url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm |website=www.metmuseum.org |access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>

==== Persia ====
* King [[Khosrau I]] signs a five year truce with the [[Byzantine Empire]], but war continues to ravage the [[Caucasus]] region, especially in [[Armenia]].

=== By topic ===
==== Religion====
* The [[Synod of Brefi]] is held at [[Llanddewi Brefi]], to condemn the [[Pelagianism|Pelagian]] heresy. [[Dubricius]], archbishop of [[South Wales]], resigns his position in favour of [[Saint David|David]] (approximate date). 
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== Births ==
* [[Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib]], father of [[Muhammad]] (d. [[570]])
* [[Emperor Fei of Northern Qi|Fei Di]], emperor of [[Northern Qi]] (d. [[561]]) 
* [[Peter (curopalates)|Peter]], Byzantine general (d. [[602]])

== Deaths ==
* [[June 3]] &ndash; [[Clotilde]], Christian wife of [[Clovis I]] and ancestress of the succeeding [[Merovingian dynasty]] (b.[[474]])
* [[October 12]] &ndash; [[Mobhí Clárainech]], Irish abbot and saint
* [[Stotzas]], Byzantine rebel leader
* Approximate date
** [[Budic II of Brittany|Budic II]], king of [[Brittany]]
** [[Laurence of Siponto|Laurence]], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manfredonia-Vieste-S. Giovanni Rotondo|bishop of Sipontum]]
** [[Medardus]], [[bishop]] of [[Vermandois]]

== References ==
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