This event was orchestrated by Guy IV of Spoleto, who was killed for unrelated reasons shortlyafter the key facilitator of this event was strangled by an enraged mob.
This event was orchestrated by Guy IV of Spoleto, who was killed for unrelated reasons shortlyafter the key facilitator of this event was strangled by an enraged mob. The fallout from this incidentcaused Pietro Barbo to change his mind about a regnal name, and the results of this event wereentirely nullified during the twenty-day rule of Theodore II. A hilarious painting of this event byJean-Paul Laurens was created nearly a thousand years after it took place, in support of theRisorgimento. The subject of this event allegedly broke an oath sworn to the first Council of Troyesto refrain from retaking the Bishopric of (*) Porto, and was also accused of having undue sway overconverted Bulgarians, who would accept no one else as bishop. The defendant in this case was sentenced tohave three fingers cut off and be buried in an unmarked grave, though the body took a detour in the TiberRiver. This event took place in the Church of St. John Lateran in January 897, and involved Stephen VIIshouting invective against Formosus. For 10 points, identify this notorious event in which the dug-up deadbody of a former Pope was put on trial in Rome.
This event was orchestrated by Guy IV of Spoleto, who was killed for unrelated reasons shortlyafter the key facilitator of this event was strangled by an enraged mob.
the Corpse Synod [or Cadaver Synod; or Cadaver Trial; or Synodus Horrenda]