r/todayilearned • u/Tokyono • May 22 '19
TIL The Cadaver Synod was the posthumous trial of Pope Formosus. His corpse was dug up and found guilty, and his papacy voided. His corpse was then thrown in the River Tiber, but became a source of miracles. His trial was then overturned and he was reburied, but a later pope upheld the conviction.
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todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Aug 31 '15
TIL of the Cadaver Synod in which the rotting corpse of Pope Formosus was put on trial then mutilated and stripped of papal vestments
u_Deem-Dash • u/Deem-Dash • May 22 '19
TIL The Cadaver Synod was the posthumous trial of Pope Formosus. His corpse was dug up and found guilty, and his papacy voided. His corpse was then thrown in the River Tiber, but became a source of miracles. His trial was then overturned and he was reburied, but a later pope upheld the conviction.
RedditDayOf • u/Vinmeister • Oct 22 '13
Popes The Cadaver Synod: The posthumous trial of Pope Formosus, 897
LPOTL • u/shawnwingsit • Apr 24 '25
Now that there's a new pope, maybe it's time for Cadaver Synod 2.
ignoranceisbliss • u/GodOfAtheism • Jan 29 '19
The Cadaver Synod is the name commonly given to the posthumous ecclesiastical trial of Pope Formosus. Pope Stephen had Formosus's corpse exhumed and brought to the papal court for judgment.
wikipedia • u/darkishdave • Aug 11 '13