medievalart:Bizarre moments in history of Papacy - The cadaver of pope Formosus (891-896) accused i
medievalart:Bizarre moments in history of Papacy - The cadaver of pope Formosus (891-896) accused in a trial. This is just too hilarious :))). The corpse of Formosus was dug up and dressed up in papal garments. His follower Stephan VI is acting as a prosecutor. The poor Formosus was found guilty, his “fingers” were cut off and cadaver thrown into Tiber. Jean Paul Laurens -- source link
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