494 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Pope Gelasius I delineates the relationship between church and state.
• Gelasius canonizes Saint George.
• The Lupercalia festival is replaced by Candlemas.
• An earthquake devastates Latakia.
• Under Emperor Xiaowen the Northern Wei capital is moved from Datong to Luoyang, a city long acknowledged as a major center in Chinese history.

Births

• Gildas, early British historican and priest

Deaths