Sergius of Radonezh founds his monastery
A forest hermitage becomes Moscow's spiritual centre
Around 1337 Sergius of Radonezh built a small wooden Trinity church in the forest. His community grew into the largest monastery in Rus', and tradition says Sergius blessed Dmitry Donskoy before the Battle of Kulikovo. The Trinity Lavra is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- 1315–1317 Great Famine — 22 years earlier
- 1337–1453 Hundred Years' War — same year
- 1347–1351 Black Death — 10 years later
Africa
- 1324 Hajj of Mansa Musa — 13 years earlier
- c. 1327 The Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu — 10 years earlier
Americas
- c. 1325 Founding of Tenochtitlan — 12 years earlier
Alive at the time
- Timur (aged 1)
- Mansa Musa (aged 57)
- Orhan (aged 56)
- Emperor Go-Daigo (aged 49)
- Ivan Kalita (aged 49)
- Ibn Battuta (aged 33)
- Ashikaga Takauji (aged 32)
- Edward III (aged 25)
- Sergius of Radonezh (aged 23)
- Charles IV (aged 21)