▁to ▁establish ▁and ▁fost er ▁in ▁Germany ▁such ▁un ions ▁and ▁brother hood s ▁with ▁England ▁and ▁Italy . ▁Similarly ▁an ▁" Act ▁of ▁Spirit ual ▁Association " ▁between ▁the ▁Ab be ys ▁of ▁St . ▁Den is ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁St . ▁Rem y ▁of ▁Re ims ▁arranged ▁that , ▁within ▁thirty ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁member , ▁the ▁entire ▁Office ▁be ▁rec ited ▁by ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁surv iving ▁members , ▁that ▁the ▁pri ests ▁say ▁Mass es ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁various ▁offices , ▁and ▁that ▁vig ils ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁common ▁on ▁the ▁first , ▁sevent h , ▁and ▁th ir teenth ▁days . ▁At ▁media eval ▁syn ods , ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁and ▁abb ots ▁present ▁frequently ▁formed ▁themselves ▁into ▁such ▁brother hood s , ▁often ▁extending ▁to ▁the ▁c athedral ▁chap ters ▁and ▁monaster ies , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁k ings ▁and ▁princes ▁who ▁were ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁coun c ils ▁– ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁centuries , ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁such ▁syn ods ▁took ▁place : ▁Att igny ▁( 7 6 2 ); ▁D ing olf ing ▁( 7 6 9 ); ▁Frank fort ▁( 7 9 4 ); ▁Sal zburg ▁( 7 9 9 ); ▁Fre ising ▁( 8 0 5 ); ▁Cle ch yt ▁ 8 1 5 ; ▁Sav ioni ères ▁near ▁Toul ▁( 8 5 0 ). ▁Bro ther hood s ▁were ▁also ▁formed ▁at ▁other ▁English ▁and ▁Italian ▁syn ods . ▁At ▁dioc es