At the Third Council of Toledo, King Reccared was hailed as the unifier of the Goths and Suevi. However, Saint Leander of Seville used his homily to subtly remind the monarch that true conversion comes only from Christ.
This AI-generated video animates the famous painting of Reccared’s conversion. While the animation might seem more direct than the Bishop was in real life, the corrective message remains. AI allows us to see history in movement!
For more on this power struggle, check out these articles by Mellado Rodríguez: Veladas discrepancias y pugna por el poder en el III Concilio de Toledo (2001-2002) and Leandro y Gregorio Magno ¿solo lecciones de humildad para la soberbia de Recaredo? (2002).
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Alfonso García Sánchez
