Editing 1223 (section)

===October&ndash;December===
* [[October 8]] &ndash;  At [[Montgomery, Powys|Montgomery]] in [[Wales]], [[Henry III of England|King Henry III]] of England reaches a peaceful settlement with [[Llywelyn ab Iorwerth]], the powerful ruler of the semi-independent [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Principality of Gwynedd]], following a mediation by [[Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester|Ranulf de Blondeville]], the [[Earl of Chester]].<ref>John Paul Davis, ''The Gothic King: A Biography of Henry III'' (Peter Owen Publishers, 2013)</ref>
* [[October 20]] &ndash; [[Otto I, Duke of Merania]], issues five charters for lavish donations to religious communities.<ref>Jonathan R. Lyon, ''Princely Brothers and Sisters: The Sibling Bond in German Politics, 1100-1250'' (Cornell University Press, 2013) p.171</ref>
* [[November 1]] &ndash; King Louis VIII of France issues an ordinance prohibiting the kingdom's officials from registering debts owed to Jewish moneylenders, and limiting the lenders to a recovery of the principal amount owed, without interest.<ref>Rebecca Rist, ''Popes and Jews, 1095–1291'' (Oxford University Press, 2016) p.154</ref>
* [[November 29]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Honorius III|Honorius III]] approves the [[Rule of Saint Francis#The Rule of 1223|Franciscan Rule]] (also called "Regula Bullata"). The rule sets regulations for discipline, preaching, and entering the order for Franciscan friars. 
* [[December 24]] &ndash; Father [[Francis of Assisi]] (Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone), founder of the [[Franciscans|Order of the Franciscans]] with in the Roman Catholic Church, begins the tradition of celebrating [[Christmas]] with a [[nativity scene]]. Having received permission from Pope Honorius III, Francis arranges for a display in a cave near the Italian city of [[Greccio]], with the representation of the events associated with the birth of Jesus Christ as described in the [[Gospel of Matthew]] and in the [[Gospel of Luke]], using real people and animals.<ref>"A Contrastive Analysis of Neapolitan ''Presepio'' Figurines and Their Construction Phases: From Culture to Language", by Victor Massaro, in ''The Wor(l)ds of Neapolitan Arts and Crafts: Cultural and Linguistic Perspectives'', ed. by Carolina Diglio (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019)</ref><ref>Paul Kerensa, ''Hark: The Biography of Christmas''  (Lion Hudson, 2017) p.119</ref>
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