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==== Religion ====
* [[January 6]] &ndash; Archbishop [[Jakub Świnka]] organizes a synod in [[Łęczyca]]. During the meeting, he orders all priests who are subject to his bishopric to deliver their sermons in Polish rather than German. This further unifies the [[Catholic Church]] in [[Poland]] and fosters a national identity.
* [[March 25]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Martin IV|Martin IV]] dies after a 4-year [[pontificate]] in [[Perugia]]. He is succeeded by [[Pope Honorius IV|Honorius IV]], who becomes the 190th pope of the [[Catholic Church]].
* [[Council of Blachernae (1285)|Council of Blachernae]]: The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] repudiates the Union with the Catholic Church, declared in the [[Second Council of Lyon]].
* The [[Mor Bar Sauma Monastery]], one of the most important monasteries of the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]], is destroyed. Though a monastic community remains, the [[Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East|patriarchal seat]] is moved to [[Sis (ancient city)|Sis]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kaufhold |first1=Hubert |title=Notizen zur Späten Geschichte des Barsaumo-Klosters |journal=Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies |date=2000 |volume=3 |issue=2 |page=227 |url=https://hugoye.bethmardutho.org/article/hv3n2kaufhold |access-date=23 February 2024}}</ref>
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