Saint Paul is one of the most central figures in the religious history of the western world. Following his conversion from Judaism to Christianity, he travelled tens of thousands of miles around the Mediterranean Sea. During four, long missionary journeys, he spread the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It was Saint Paul who planted theContinue reading “How Saint Paul spread Christianity in the Roman Empire”
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The Macabre Corpse Trial of Pope Formosus
Yes, you read that right. In 897, the new, Pope Stephen VI, held such hatred and animosity toward his predecessor, Pope Formosus, that he put him on trial in Rome. One small detail, Pope Formosus had been dead for 7 months. Undeterred, Pope Stephen ordered his body exhumed from St. Peters. Then, Formosus’ decaying corpseContinue reading “The Macabre Corpse Trial of Pope Formosus”