612 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Saint Columbanus moves to Italy to establish the monastery of Bobbio (approximate date).
• Sac K'uk' succeeds Aj Ne' Ohl Mat as ruler of Palenque.
• Sisebut succeeds Gundemar as king of the Visigoths.
• Sui Emperor Yang Di attacks Goguryeo but is repulsed by General Ulji Moonduk.
• Theuderic II becomes king of Austrasia.
• The Holy Sponge is brought to Constantinople from Palestine.

Births

• May 3 - Heraclius Constantine, first son of Heraclius, Byzantine Emperor, and himself future Emperor
• Oswiu, king of Northumbria

Deaths

• Gundemar, king of the Visigoths.
• Aj Ne' Ohl Mat, king of Palenque
• Pacal I, king of Palenque
• Saint Mungo (approximate date)
• Theudebert II, king of Austrasia
• Berthe, wife of Ethelbert of Kent