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That one time Pope Stephen VII put the corpse of Pope Formosus on trial. The Middle Ages were magic.

In one of the most bizarre events in church history, Pope Stephen VI exhumed the dead body of his predecessor, dressed it in papal robes, and put it on trial. What followed was a wild political charade that shocked Rome and backfired in a spectacular way. This episode we dive into the Cadaver Synod, a story of power, revenge, and how far people are willing to go to rewrite history.

Pope Formosus - The Trial of a Corpse (Cadaver Synod) - Historical Curiosities - See U in History


The Cadaver Synod - 897 CE | The Most Shocking Trial in Medieval History
In January 897 CE, something unthinkable happened in Rome. Pope Stephen VI ordered the body of his predecessor, Pope Formosus, exhumed from his tomb nine months after death. The decomposing corpse was dressed in papal vestments, propped on a throne, and put on trial in what became known as the Cadaver Synod - one of the most bizarre and disturbing episodes in Catholic Church history.