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The Cadaver Synod (Papal States)
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“Are we not like people sitting up with a corpse, and making merry in the house of the dead?” Herman Melville
Over a thousand years before Melville wrote his words one Pope actually did this very thing. In this episode Paul and Mikey look at the Cadaver Synod and the perilous political games played out amongst the early medieval papacy.
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Chapters
1. The Cadaver Synod (Papal States) (00:00:00)
2. Marker 02 (00:14:57)
157 episodes
Manage episode 377888533 series 2898984
“Are we not like people sitting up with a corpse, and making merry in the house of the dead?” Herman Melville
Over a thousand years before Melville wrote his words one Pope actually did this very thing. In this episode Paul and Mikey look at the Cadaver Synod and the perilous political games played out amongst the early medieval papacy.
Get in touch and follow Heroes & Howlers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Produced by DM Podcasts
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. The Cadaver Synod (Papal States) (00:00:00)
2. Marker 02 (00:14:57)
157 episodes
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