Episode 25: The Cadaver Synod
We jump allllll the way back in time to the 800s AD to Pope Formosus in Italy. After Pope Formosus’s death, the new Pope, Stephen VI, sets into motion on of the strangest trials in history. Have you ever heard of a dead man on trial that is present in the courtroom? Well, you’re about to!
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Sources:
https://daily.jstor.org/the-cadaver-synod-putting-a-dead-pope-on-trial/
https://www.history.com/topics/religion/vatican-city#:~:text=The%20Vatican%20remains%20the%20home,of%20holdings%20in%20remote%20locations.
https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-vatican#:~:text=Vatican%20City%20is%20governed%20as,its%20own%20flag%20and%20anthem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver_Synod
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Stephen_VI
https://www.jstor.org/stable/30065113?mag=the-cadaver-synod-putting-a-dead-pope-on-trial#metadata_info_tab_contents
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08423c.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sergius_III
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06139b.htm
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