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* [[February 7]] &ndash; [[Pope Pelagius II]] falls victim to the plague that devastated [[Rome]]. After an 11-year reign he is succeeded by [[Pope Gregory I|Gregory I]], age 50, as the 64th [[pope]], and the first from a monastic background.
* [[Egidius (bishop of Reims)|Egidius]], bishop of [[Reims]], is tried at [[Metz]] before a council of bishops for a [[Conspiracy (political)|conspiracy]] against King [[Childebert II]]; he is found guilty and [[exile]]d to [[Strasbourg]].
* Gregory I begins a vigorous program of rebuilding [[Aqueduct (watercourse)|aqueduct]]s and restoring Rome. He feeds the citizens with doles of [[Cereal|grain]], as under [[Roman Empire|Roman imperial]] rule.
* [[Columbanus]], Irish [[missionary]], obtains from King Guntram the [[Gallo-Roman culture|Gallo-Roman]] castle ''Luxovium'' ([[Luxeuil-les-Bains]]), where he founds the [[Luxeuil Abbey|Abbey of Luxeuil]].<ref name=jonas-17>Jonas 643, p. 17</ref>
* [[John of Biclaro]], Visigoth [[chronicle]]r, finishes his ''"Chronicle"'' before he is appointed [[bishop]] of [[Girona]] ([[Catalonia|Catalonia, Spain]]).
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