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Also known as Don Pelayo, Pelagius of Asturias, Pelayo, King of Asturias
first king of Asturias
OverviewAI-generated
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
via Open Library + Wikidata
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
via Crossref · CC0
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