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Burninator05 t1_j2gx377 wrote

And Formosus' body was removed from the river, reburied in St Peter's after Steven VI died, and was forgiven by Sergius III.

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fishkuz t1_j2hxsgt wrote

Omg, how long was the corpse in there?

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TheKert t1_j2isj1u wrote

"Probably around January 897, Stephen VI ordered that the corpse of his predecessor Formosus be removed from its tomb and brought to the papal court for judgment."

"The macabre spectacle turned public opinion in Rome against Stephen. Formosus' body washed up on the banks of the Tiber, and rumor said it had begun to perform miracles. A public uprising deposed and imprisoned Stephen. He was strangled in prison in July or August 897."

6 months or so

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