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==== Religion ====
* [[Synod#Some notable synods|Synod of Soissons]]. Called at the instigation of Pepin the Short and [[Boniface]], archbishop and [[Metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]], it secures the condemnation of the [[Franks|Frankish]] bishop [[Adalbert (mystic)|Adalbert]].
* [[Saint Sturm|Sturm]], disciple of Boniface, establishes the Benedictine [[Fulda monastery|Abbey of Fulda]] ([[Hesse]]), as part of Boniface's mission to bring [[Christianity]] to the [[Paganism|pagan]] tribes in Germany (or [[742]]).
* June &ndash; [[Pope Zachary]] gives his approval by sending [[Abel of Reims|Abel]], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen#Archbishops|Grimo]] and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sens#Bishops and archbishops|Hartbert]] their [[pallium]]s for the metropolitan [[Episcopal see|sees]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims|Reims]], [[Rouen]] and [[Sens]].<ref>Costambeys, "Abel (''fl.'' 744–747)"</ref><ref name=Bon58>Letter by Pope Zacharias to Boniface, dated Nov. 5, 744, ed. Tangl (no.58), tr. Emerton.</ref>
* [[Salih ibn Tarif]] proclaims himself a [[prophet]] among the [[Barghawata]], a confederation of [[Berber people|Berber]] tribes in modern-day western [[Morocco]].
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