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==== Religion ====
* [[March 22]] &ndash; [[Pope Zachary]] dies at [[Rome]] after an 11-year reign. He is succeeded by [[Pope-elect Stephen|Stephen]], but he dies four days after, and is not considered legitimate because he was not [[Consecration|consecrated]].
* [[March 26]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Stephen II|Stephen II]] (sometimes referred to as Stephen III) succeeds Zachary as the 92nd [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. He marks the end of the [[Byzantine Papacy]]. 
* [[June]] &ndash; Stephen II recognizes the [[Carolingian dynasty]] as legitimate rulers of the [[Francia|Frankish Kingdom]]. He travels to [[Paris]] and appeals for Frankish support against the [[Kingdom of the Lombards|Lombards]].  
* [[Emperor Shōmu]] (retired since [[749]]) takes part in the dedication [[ceremony]] of the [[Daibutsu|Great Buddha]], (15 metres) at [[Tōdai-ji]] in [[Nara, Nara|Nara]] ([[Japan]]), and declares himself a [[Buddhism in Japan|Buddhist]].
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