1156

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1120s 1130s 1140s – 1150s – 1160s 1170s 1180s
Years:	1153 1154 1155 – 1156 – 1157 1158 1159

1156 was a leap year.

Events

Establishment of the Carmelite Order
Hogen Rebellion in Japan
January 20 – According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of the lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland.
The Privilegium Minus elevates Austria to the status of a duchy ruled by the Babenburgs family. (see History of Austria).
Mosan artists create the Stavelot Triptych, a masterpiece of goldsmithing, as a reliquary to house purported pieces of the True Cross.