1) Penance site for Henry IV
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Canossa (Province of Reggio Emilia) is a comune and castle town in Emilia-Romagna, famous as the site where Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did penance in 1077, standing three days bare-headed in the snow, in order to reverse his excommunication by Pope Gregory VII. The Walk to Canossa is sometimes used as a symbol of the changing relationship between...
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ruined 10th-century castle southwest of Reggio nell`Emilia in Italy, famous as the meeting place (1077) of Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV. ... [4 related articles]
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Ruined castle 19 km/12 mi southwest of Reggio, Italy. The Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did penance here before Pope
Gregory VII 1077 for having opposed him in the question of investitures. ...
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