Synod of Erford: 932 AD

In 932, a universal synod convened at Erford (Erphesfurt) under Archbishop Hiltibert with the backing of King Henry and numerous bishops and abbots. The council produced canons aimed at reforming and protecting the Church: it mandated solemn celebration of the apostles' feasts and observance of established fast vigils; prohibited secular courts (placita) from meeting on Sundays, major feasts, and specific fast periods to ensure attendance at worship; barred secular bans from interfering with those going to or from church; established a threefold admonition and oath procedure for priests or deacons suspected of misconduct; forbade private self-imposed fasts as ostentatious unless permitted by a bishop (except one special day); and declared that bishops who knowingly communed with excommunicates would themselves be excommunicated until tried at the next synod. The document closes with subscriptions of attending bishops and abbots.