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February

Culture · February 6
Cadaver Synod Verdict

Pope Stephen VI's grotesque 'Cadaver Synod' trial of the exhumed corpse of Pope Formosus concluded, annulling his papacy and acts.

Culture · February 18
The Cadaver Synod

Pope Stephen VI ordered the exhumed corpse of his predecessor Pope Formosus placed on trial before a synod, dressed in papal vestments and made to answer charges through a terrified deacon.