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The Kadabir Synod

In January 897, seven full months after becoming pope, Stephen still couldn't let go of the whole Formosus thing. So he decided that he was going to put Pope Formosus on trial. This became known as the Kadabir Synod and in Latin it was known as the Synodus Horrenda. According to most historians, it was most probably a very public and over-the-top way of displaying his loyalty to Lambert of Spoletto.

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