Flourishing of Mozarabic Culture (9th-century Córdoba)

Name: Flourishing of Mozarabic Culture (9th-century Córdoba)
Start: 801
End: 900

Type Event Region Europe Time 801–900

In the 9th century, Córdoba under Islamic rule became a major metropolis of Western Europe, where Christians in al-Andalus (Mozarabs) formed a distin…

Timeline

801–850Córdoba · al-AndalusUnder rulers such as Abd al-Rahman II, Córdoba's population grew and trade flourished; the Christian Mozarab community retained worship and some autonomy under legal protection, while widely using Arabic and influenced by Islamic court culture.
850–900Córdoba · al-AndalusMozarab Christians transcribed Latin Bibles and liturgical books, and built churches combining Visigothic and Islamic decorative elements, forming the so-called Mozarab artistic style. Bilingual literature and religious polemical texts reflected deep interaction between the Christian tradition and the Arabic-speaking environment.

Sources

Mozarab https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mozarab
The Arts of Intimacy: Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Making of Castilian Culture — Jerrilynn D. Dodds, María Rosa Menocal, Abigail Krasner Balbale (2008)