Editing 347

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Year '''347''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCCXLVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Rufinus and Eusebius''' (or, less frequently, '''year 1100 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 347 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 ===

==== China ====
* [[Li Shi (emperor)|Li Shi]], ruler of [[Cheng Han]], fails in his attempt to halt a [[Jin Dynasty (265-420)|Jin]] expedition under [[Huan Wen]]. He flees to the capital [[Chengdu]] and surrenders his forces. Emperor [[Emperor Mu of Jin|Jin Mudi]] spares his life and makes him a [[marquess]].   

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Council of Sardica]]: An attempt is made to resolve the [[Arianism|Arian]] controversy, and  ground rules for [[bishop]]s are laid down.<ref>{{Cite book |last=al |first=Philip Schaff et |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Nicene_and_Post-Nicene_Fathers:_Series_II/Volume_II/Socrates/Book_II/Chapter_20 |title=Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II/Volume II/Socrates/Book II}}</ref>
* The [[Council of Philippopolis]] is held as the result of Eastern bishops leaving the Council of Sardica. In [[Plovdiv|Philippopolis]] ([[Bulgaria]]), they excommunicate [[Pope Julius I|Pope Julius]], and as a result, the [[Arian controversy]] is perpetuated.
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== Births ==
* [[January 11]] &ndash; [[Theodosius I]], [[Roman Emperor]] (d. [[395]])
* [[March 27]] &ndash; [[Jerome|Saint Jerome]], priest and [[Translation|translator]] of the [[Bible]] (approximate date)
* [[Eunapius]], Greek [[Sophism|sophist]] and [[historian]]
* [[John Chrysostom]], [[archbishop]] of [[Constantinople]] (approximate date)
* [[Saint Paula|Paula]], [[Desert Mother]] and [[Saint]] (d. [[AD 404|404]])
* [[Porphyry of Gaza|Saint Porphyry]], bishop of [[Gaza City|Gaza]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
*[[Ursicinus of Brescia]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brescia|Bishop of Brescia]]

== References ==
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