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==== Religion ====
* [[July 17]] &ndash; [[Pope Leo IV]] dies after an 8-year reign, and is succeeded by [[Pope Benedict III|Benedict III]] as the 104th [[pope]] of Rome. [[Anastasius Bibliothecarius|Anastasius]] is made [[anti-pope]] by Lothair I.
* Æthelwulf grants churches in Wessex the right to receive [[tithe]]s. He gives one-tenth of his lands to the [[Catholic Church|Church]].{{sfn|Stevenson|1904|p=186}}
* The [[Early Cyrillic alphabet|Slavic alphabet]] is created by [[Saints Cyril and Methodius]].
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