TIL that Pope Stephen VI exhumed the corpse of Pope Formosus, who had died seven months prior, and subjected him to a posthumous trial in which he was de-fingered before tossing his body into the Tiber River in 897 en.wikipedia.org Submitted by pooterpon t3_100bt0i on January 1, 2023 at 4:28 AM in todayilearned 25 comments 157
jakart3 t1_j2h1add wrote on January 1, 2023 at 5:37 AM Reply to comment by D4M14NU5 in TIL that Pope Stephen VI exhumed the corpse of Pope Formosus, who had died seven months prior, and subjected him to a posthumous trial in which he was de-fingered before tossing his body into the Tiber River in 897 by pooterpon Which one? Permalink Parent 3 D4M14NU5 t1_j2h24tv wrote on January 1, 2023 at 5:46 AM Pope Stephen VI Permalink Parent 5
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