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The Cadaver Synod (also called the Cadaver Trial; Latin: Synodus Horrenda) is the name commonly given to the ecclesiastical trial of Pope Formosus, who had been dead for about seven months, in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome during January 897.
Aug 19, 2019 · Known as the 'Cadaver Synod,' the posthumous trial of Pope Formosus resulted from the chaos of the ninth century as factions battled for control of the church. From the Grave French painter...
May 9, 2023 · In December 897, Pope Theodore II called a synod to annul the Cadaver Synod and ordered that Formosus’s body be returned and buried in Saint Peter’s Basilica in papal vestments. Then the following year, Pope John IX convened a synod in Rome and a second synod in Ravenna to nullify the Cadaver Synod further.
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Jan 1, 1998 · In early 897, a bizarre event known as the “cadaver synod” occurred in St. John Lateran’s in Rome. The disinterred corpse of Pope Formosus (891–894) was brought before the then-reigning pontiff, Stephen VI (896–897), to be tried on a variety of charges.
Feb 7, 2019 · In 897, the Vatican saw one of the most bizarre episodes in history: The corpse of a pope was put on trial by his living successor. Pope Formosus, dead for a few months, was hardly qualified to defend himself in a court of law.
That's exactly what happened in 897 C.E. when the body of Pope Formosus was unearthed and taken to a courtroom presided over by the then-current pope whose only intention was to find Pope Formosus guilty. The trial is known as the Cadaver Synod.
At a Roman synod (popularly called the “ Cadaver Synod”) conducted by Pope Stephen VI (VII), political enemies of Formosus had his nine-month-old corpse exhumed, propped up on a throne, and subjected to a mock trial—during which a deacon answered for the corpse.
