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Formosus

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Formosus , c.816-896, pope (891-96), probably a Roman; successor of Stephen VI. Under Pope Nicholas I he had been bishop in Bulgaria, where he pursued a rigorous Romanizing campaign. Recalled to his diocese of Porto, he became influential in the church. He was excommunicated by Pope John VIII for leading the party that opposed John's coronation of Charles the Bald. Later, he was restored and was subsequently elected pope. Involved in the dispute over the imperial power, he sided against the dukes of Spoleto, whose growing power was menacing the papacy. However, he was forced to crown Guido,... Read more
John VIII
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... was deeply involved in imperial politics. He crowned Charles II (Charles the Bald) emperor and excommunicated the future Pope Formosus for opposition to his policy. When Charles II lost his power, John favored Charles the Fat, who became emperor as Charles III ... Read more
Arnulf
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... their raids up the Rhine River, and maintained control of Lotharingia (now Lorraine ). He invaded Italy at the urging of Pope Formosus, captured Rome (895), and was crowned emperor in 896. Illness forced him to return to Germany, however, and the previous emperor ... Read more

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`Remains to Be Seen'
The Washington Post; 7/13/1991; 378 words ; ... almost certainly insane, had the body of Pope Formosus exhumed nearly a year after his death and put on trial for a variety of charges, because Formosus was the leader of a rival faction. Formosus's rotting corpse was seated in the papal ... Read more
THE RED PENCIL
The Washington Post; 6/1/1999; Redgate; 104 words ; Did you know Pope Formosus' name means "beautiful` in Latin? Yes. And there's quite a bit more ... buried him a total of four times. Furthermore, the pontiff who put Pope Formosus' corpse on trial was imprisoned and eventually strangled. The origin ... Read more
FEATHERED FRIENDS.(SPORTS)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 2/19/2006; 160 words ; COMMON NAME: Kentucky Warbler. SPECIES: Oporornis formosus. DESCRIPTION: At 5 1/2 inches long, it features olive green above, bright yellow below; black forecrown, lores and sides of throat ... Read more
Vatican history reveals bloody, corrupt battles for church power.
Knight Ridder Washington Bureau (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 4/15/2005; 1271 words ; ... harbored so much anger at a predecessor, Pope Formosus, that he had his corpse exhumed. Formosus' decomposing body was dressed in papal vestments ... including perjury. Unable to mount a defense, Formosus' ghastly remains were convicted. As punishment ... Read more
Middle Pennsylvanian, late Atokan-early Desmoinesian echinoderms from an intermontane basin, the Central Colorado Trough
Journal of Paleontology; 11/1/1998; Webster, G D; Houck, Karen J; 15413 words ; ... molasensis with B. cinctutum as well as A. formosus, Aglaocrinus magnus, and Ulocrinus rockymontanus ... proximal columnals. Aexitrophocrinus formosus, a sagenocrinid, is known from unit 7 ... Ulocrinus rockymontanus and Aexitrophocrinus formosus are the two taxa that could belong with ... Read more
History .. minus all those dull bits; DEAD POPES, DUNG AND MAD NAZIS, IT'S..(Features)
The Mirror (London, England); 9/25/2007; 858 words ; ... one-word reply: If. Philip leaves them alone. 897AD DEAD pope Formosus, who passed away nine months before, is charged with breaking holy law. Pope Stephen VI insists Formosus appear to answer charges so the corpse is exhumed and propped in a chair in court. Formosus is found guilty, stripped of papal ... Read more
Patterns of Cowbird parasitism in the southern Atlantic Coastal Plain and Piedmont.
Wilson Bulletin; 9/1/2003; Kilgo, John C. Moorman, Christopher E.; 4700 words ; ... 169), Ovenbirds (0 of 11), Kentucky Warblers (Oporornis formosus; 0 of 33), and Eastern Towhees (Pipilo erythrophthalmus ... SRS R 11 lus) Kentucky Warbler (Oporor- SRS U 33 nis formosus) Common Yellowthroat SRS C 7 (Geothlypis trichas) Hooded ... aurocapil- SRS 0 0 lus) Kentucky Warbler (Oporor- SRS 0 0 nis ... Read more
Primitive cladid crinoids from the early Osagean Burlington Limestone and the phylogenetics of Mississippian species of Cyathocrinites
Journal of Paleontology; 1/1/2003; Kammer, Thomas W; Gahn, Forest J; 14323 words ; ... facets in C. asperrimus that project outward. "CYATHOCRINITES" FORMOSUS (Rowley, 1905) Figure 1.4 Cyathocrinus formosus ROWLEY, 1905, p. 301, pl. 21, fig. 1. Cyathocrinites formosus (Rowley, 1905). BASSLER AND MOODEY, 1943, p. 390. Diagnosis ... Read more
FOLLOWING AN EXOTIC PATH INTO PAPAL HISTORY POLE-DANCING TEACHER WRITES A BOOK ABOUT THE DEATH OF POPES
The Boston Globe; 4/13/2005; Joseph P. Kahn, Globe Staff; 1345 words ; ... husband found them, strangled him, and threw his body out a window. That and the Formosus incident were real low points. Q. What was the Formosus incident? A. After Formosus (891-96) died, one of his enemies, Stephen VI, took over. He had the body ... Read more
Nesting success of Kentucky and Hooded Warblers in bottomland forests of South Carolina.
Wilson Bulletin; 6/1/1997; Sargent, Robert A. Kilgo, John C. Chapman, Brian R. Miller, Karl V.; 2440 words ; ... Dickson 1978). Many of the priority species of the Partners in Flight priorization scheme, including Kentucky Warblers (Oporornis formosus) and Hooded Warblers (Wilsonia citrina), rely on these forests as breeding and stopover habitat (Hunter et al. 1993a, 1993b ... Read more

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