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
meMaggatron t1_j2gxbst wrote on January 1, 2023 at 4:57 AM Why? Permalink 9 D4M14NU5 t1_j2gzmlt wrote on January 1, 2023 at 5:20 AM The fingers were symbolic of his ministry as Bishop and Priest. Beyond that, regarding motivation for the trial, that particular pope was gravely mentally ill. Permalink Parent 9 jakart3 t1_j2h1add wrote on January 1, 2023 at 5:37 AM Which one? Permalink Parent 3 D4M14NU5 t1_j2h24tv wrote on January 1, 2023 at 5:46 AM Pope Stephen VI Permalink Parent 5
D4M14NU5 t1_j2gzmlt wrote on January 1, 2023 at 5:20 AM The fingers were symbolic of his ministry as Bishop and Priest. Beyond that, regarding motivation for the trial, that particular pope was gravely mentally ill. Permalink Parent 9 jakart3 t1_j2h1add wrote on January 1, 2023 at 5:37 AM Which one? Permalink Parent 3 D4M14NU5 t1_j2h24tv wrote on January 1, 2023 at 5:46 AM Pope Stephen VI Permalink Parent 5
jakart3 t1_j2h1add wrote on January 1, 2023 at 5:37 AM 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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