Editing 564

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[[File:Tulum-Seaside-2010.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Seaside view of the Pyramid El Castillo ([[Tulum]])]]
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Year '''564''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DLXIV]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 564 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 ===
==== Britain ====
* [[Cadoc]], abbot of [[Llancarfan]] ([[Wales]]), settles in [[Weedon, Buckinghamshire|Weedon]] and is made [[bishop]] (approximate date). 
* [[August 22]] &ndash; [[Columba]] reports seeing the [[Loch Ness Monster]] at the [[River Ness]] (according to the ''[[Loch Ness Monster#Saint Columba (6th century)|"Life of St. Columba"]]'').

==== Mesoamerica ====
* [[Tulum]], Maya [[Defensive wall|walled city]], on the [[Yucatán Peninsula]] (modern [[Mexico]]) is first mentioned on a [[stele]] inscription.<ref>[http://havecamerawilltravel.com/tulum-maya-riviera-mexico Photos of Tulum Archeological Site]</ref>

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* [[Samson of Dol]], [[Brittany#Religion|one of seven founder saints of Brittany]], attends a council in [[Paris]] and witnesses several [[Decree|royal decree]]s (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[Hermenegild]], Visigoth prince (approximate date)
* [[Li Baiyao]], Chinese official and [[historian]] (d. [[647]])

== Deaths ==
* [[Gao Bainian]], [[crown prince]] of [[Northern Qi]] (b. [[556]])
* [[Laisrén mac Nad Froích]], Irish [[monk]] and [[saint]]
* [[Saint Petroc|Petroc]], Celtic prince and saint (approximate date)
* [[Tudwal]], Breton monk and saint (approximate date)

== References ==
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