Editing Pope John XIII (section)

==Relations with other states==
John was also involved in the development of ecclesiastical structures across Europe. In 968, John appointed the first bishop in Poland, [[Jordan (Bishop of Poland)|Jordan]].<ref name="Kłoczowski2000">{{cite book|author=Jerzy Kłoczowski|title=A History of Polish Christianity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ecdye8hk_tgC&pg=PA10|access-date=5 April 2012|date=2000|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-36429-4|pages=10–13}}</ref> In 973, John appointed [[Mlada (abbess)|Mlada]], a sister of Duke [[Boleslaus II of Bohemia]], as an [[abbess]] of the [[Benedictine Order]]. He gave her a [[papal bull]] which authorised the foundation of the [[Bishopric of Prague]] in accordance with the wishes of Boleslaus, which had been made through Mlada. John decreed that the church of [[St. Vitus Cathedral|Saints Vitus and Wenceslaus]] should be the new cathedral church. At the church of St. George, a convent of nuns was to be established, over which Mlada was to preside. Finally, the [[Latin liturgical rites|Latin rite]] and not the [[Byzantine rite]] was to be followed, and someone who was well instructed in Latin literature had to be chosen as the first bishop.<ref>Mann, pp. 295–296</ref>

In 971, John XIII published a bull supporting the action of the English king [[Edgar the Peaceful]] and [[Archbishop Dunstan]] against the [[Canon (priest)|canons]] of [[Winchester Cathedral]], who refused to give up their wives and concubines.<ref>Mann, p. 269</ref> In that same year, John confirmed the privileges which King Edgar had granted the monks of [[Glastonbury Abbey]], and declared that it was under papal protection.<ref>Mann, pp. 297–298</ref> Further, John sent a letter to an [[ealdorman]] named Aelfric, commanding him to cease taking money from Glastonbury.<ref>Mann, pp. 298–299</ref>

In [[Trier]], John appointed the [[archbishop of Trier]] as the [[papal vicar]], responsible for promoting the decrees of any synods held in Germany or [[West Francia]].<ref>Mann, p. 299</ref> He also granted numerous privileges across Europe. In one case, dated September 29, 970, for the monastery of St. Vincent of [[Metz]], we find the first recorded grant of the [[Pontificals]]. Its abbot was granted the use, under certain conditions, of the [[Dalmatic]] and [[Episcopal sandals]]. John was also the recipient of many requests for help. In one case, the monks of the monastery of St. Peter at Novalisa, asked for the pope to intervene to help protect them against a local count named Ardoin.<ref>Mann, pp. 300–301</ref> In another case, in November 971, Archbishop [[Adalberon of Reims]] went to Rome to ask the pope to confirm the archbishop's decision to leave some property to the monks of Mouzon Abbey, thereby protecting his donation from King [[Louis IV of France]].<ref>Mann, pp. 301–302</ref>

In 970, John bestowed the town of [[Praeneste]] as a hereditary lease to Senatrix Stephania, who was probably his sister. Praeneste was to belong to her, her children, and her grandchildren, for a yearly rent of ten gold [[solidi]], but it was afterwards to return to the Church. It is one of the first examples of the introduction of the system of [[feudalism]] into Roman territory.<ref>Gregorovius, p. 374; Mann, p. 285</ref>