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Stephen VI
· 896 – 897 · 1 yr · died
Held the trial of a corpse. Was strangled in prison within the year.
Did
- Convened the Cadaver Synod of January 897 against the exhumed Formosus.
Didn't
- Survive the backlash: deposed, imprisoned, and strangled by August 897.
From the record
Pope Stephen VI was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 22 May 896 until his death in August 897. He is best known for instigating the Cadaver Synod, which ultimately led to his downfall and death.
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