552

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Instance of: year
Part of: 550s
Followed by: 553
Follows: 551

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Commons category: 552
topic's main category: Category:552
point in time: 0552-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 552
category for births in this time period: Category:552 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:552 deaths

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Emperor Justinian I receives the silkworms

Year 552 (DLII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 552 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.

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