Editing 967 (section)

==== Religion ====
* Otto I completes and dedicates a [[Magdeburg Cathedral|new cathedral]] at [[Magdeburg]] in [[Saxony]]. Like other imperial churches of the period, it includes a [[westwork]] – a structure attached to the entrance wall and outfitted with galleries. Otto makes Magdeburg a base for [[missionary]] efforts to convert the [[Slavs]] to the east. The patron saint of the city is [[Saint Maurice|Mauritius]], who, as a military leader fighting for [[Christianity]] against pagan armies, shares affinities with Otto himself.
* Re-foundation of [[Romsey Abbey]] in [[Hampshire]] by King [[Edgar the Peaceful|Edgar I]] ('''the Peaceful'''). He appoints [[Mærwynn|Merewenna]], an English noblewoman, as [[abbess]] who becomes a foster mother to Princess [[Ælfflæd]] (a step-daughter of Edgar).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.britannia.com/church/saxchurch/romsey.html |title=The Abbey Church of St. Mary & St. Aethelfla |access-date=October 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619173050/http://www.britannia.com/church/saxchurch/romsey.html |archive-date=June 19, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[April 22]] &ndash; The [[Cambodia]]n temple [[Banteay Srei]] is consecrated and dedicated to the [[Hindu]] god [[Shiva]].
</onlyinclude>