TheSynod(orCouncil)of Erfurtwas achurch councilheld atErfurtin northeasternThuringiaunder the presidency ofHenry I of Germanyin 932.
Erfurt was attended by ecclesiastics from every region of theKingdom of Germanysave theDuchy of Bavaria,whereDuke Arnulfpresided over theSynod of Dingolfing,probably in concert with Henry's simultaneous Erfurt event. The purpose of the synod was to deal with everyday church matters, but it did discuss one pressing issue, that of the annual tribute owed to theMagyarsduring a nine-year truce (beginning 926). The synod agreed to cease paying the tribute and theBattle of Riadeprecipitated.
Among the other issues the synod considered was that brought forward byPietro Candiano II,Doge of Venice,who suggested in a letter to the council that allJewswho refused to bebaptisedbe expelled from the kingdom.
Thecanonsof the council were published as abreviarium canonumand sent toAdalbert, Archbishop of Salzburg.
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