Fun Fact History: The Cadaver Synod
In 897 AD, Pope Stephen VI held a trial for the corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, in what is known as the Cadaver Synod. The body was exhumed, dressed in papal vestments, and put on trial.
In 897 AD, Pope Stephen VI held a trial for the corpse of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, in what is known as the Cadaver Synod. The body was exhumed, dressed in papal vestments, and put on trial.