Deaths on March 30

Joachim of Fiore

Died on March 30, 1202

Joachim of Fiore, Italian mystic and theologian (b. 1135)

Joachim of Fiore, also known as Joachim of Flora and in Italian Gioacchino da Fiore (c. 1135 – 30 March 1202), was an Italian Christian theologian, Catholic abbot, and the founder of the monastic order of San Giovanni in Fiore. According to theologian Bernard McGinn, "Joachim of Fiore is the most important apocalyptic thinker of the whole medieval period."Later followers, inspired by his works in Christian eschatology and historicist theories, are called Joachimites.

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27 Jul

Battle of Basian
Georgian-Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Basian the Kingdom of Georgia defeats the Sultanate of Rum.
10 Nov

Siege of Zara
Fourth Crusade: Despite letters from Pope Innocent III forbidding it and threatening excommunication, Catholic crusaders begin a siege of Zara (now Zadar, Croatia).