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Pelayo
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Pelagius, born in 700, was a male warrior and aristocrat who held the noble titles of princeps and monarch. A member of the Astur-Leonese dynasty, he was the son of Favila and the spouse of Gaudiosa. The couple had two children: Favila of Asturias and Ermesinda. Pelagius participated in the Battle of Covadonga and practiced Nicene Christianity. He spoke Vulgar Latin and held citizenship in the Kingdom of Asturias and the Kingdom of Galicia.
He died in 737 and was buried at Santa Cueva de Covadonga. His name in his native language is Pelagius.
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Person · Open Library
- Died
- 1762
- Works
- 14
Top works
- The sequel
- Remarkable satires
- The scandalizade
- The Causidicade
- Florizel and Perdita, or, The sheep-shearing
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 264
- Total plays
- 1,819
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Writ of Henry III. To John of Monmouth
· 1872 · cited 1x
- Napoleon at St. Helena
· 1872
- A Font cover
· 1882
- Rt. Hon. Richard Hamilton, 1767
· 1875
- “David's Teares.”
· 1874
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Quotes
- “Their faith alone will not profit them, because they have not done works of righteousness.”
- “Unless a man has despised worldly things, he shall not receive those which are divine.”
- “Let no man judge himself to be a Christian, unless he is one who both follows the teaching of Christ and imitates his example.”
- “Do you consider a man to be a Christian by whose bread no hungry man is ever filled?”
- “Whenever I have to speak on the subject of moral instruction and the conduct of a holy life, it is my practice first to demonstrate the power and quality of human nature.”
- “We can never enter upon the path to virtue unless we have hope as our guide and companion.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Reign
- 718–737
- Successor
- Favila of Asturias
- Born
- c. 685
- Burial
- Santa Cueva de Covadonga
- Consort
- Gaudiosa
- Issue
- Favila of Asturias Ermesinda of Asturias
- Dynasty
- Astur-Leonese dynasty
- Father
- Favila of Cantabria [ gl ]
- Religion
- Chalcedonian Christianity
via Wikipedia infobox
Article · Español
Pelayo o Pelagio (en latín, Pelagius; en árabe, Belai al-Rumi), nombrado frecuentemente como don Pelayo, es considerado el primer monarca del reino de Asturias, que rigió durante 19 años. Su origen, que ha sido discutido en las últimas décadas por una serie de investigadores, pudo ser visigodo, astur o hispanorromano. La historiografía internacional se decanta por la procedencia visigoda, aunque la más moderna historiografía lo considera de origen astur-romano. El testamento de Alfonso III, del año 869, en que el rey Magno dona al presbítero Sisnando la iglesia de Santa María de Tenciana (Tiñana, Siero) que su tío Alfonso el Casto había ganado de las propiedades pertenecientes a su bisabuelo Pelayo, vincula territorialmente a Pelayo con el área central de Asturias, aunque sin aportar datos sobre su lugar de origen. Frenó la expansión de los musulmanes hacia el norte, comenzó la Reconquista y se le ha considerado tradicionalmente como el fundador del reino de Asturias, aunque recientes investigaciones arqueológicas sugieren que podría haberlo hecho sobre una organización política local previa. Para las fuentes árabes el origen hispano-romano de Pelayo no ofrece dudas, ya que es nombrado como Belai al-Rumi: «Pelayo el Romano».
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