The 6th Century A.D. - History Summary
	Summary of Events:
	Year Event c. 515 St. Benedict devises monastic rule 534 Justinian introduces legal code 552 Buddhism introduced in Japan c. 563 St. Columba founds monastery at Iona 597 St. Augustine lands in Britain
	Source: D. Crystal, The Cambridge Factfinder (Cambridge University Press, 1998)