Basil I died in 886 injured while hunting, according to the official story. Warren Treadgold believes that this time the evidence points to a plot on behalf of Leo VI, who became emperor, and deposed Photius, although the latter had been his tutor.. Photius was replaced by the Byzantine emperor's brother Ecumenical Patriarch Stephen I of Constantinople and sent into exile to the monastery of Bordi in Armenia. It is confirmed from letters to and from Pope Stephen V that Leo VI extracted a resignation from Photius. In 887, Photius and his protégé, Theodore Santabarenos, were put on trial for treason before a tribunal headed by senior officials, headed by Andrew the Scythian. Although the sources sympathetic to Photius give the impression that the trial ended without a conviction, the chronicle of Pseudo-Simeon clearly states that Photius was banished to the monastery of Gordon, where he later died. Latin sources confirm that while he did not die in a state of complete excommunication, having been reinstated by a council which was approved by Pope John VIII, his ecclesiastical career was viewed in utter disgrace by Catholic authorities and many of his theological opinions were condemned posthumously. Yet it appears that he did not remain reviled for the remainder of his life..
Basil I died in 886 injured while hunting according to the official story Warren Treadgold believes that this time the evidence points to a plot on behalf of Leo VI who became emperor and deposed Photius although the latter had been his tutor Photius was replaced by the Byzantine emperor's brother Ecumenical Patriarch Stephen I of Constantinople and sent into exile to the monastery of Bordi in Armenia It is confirmed from letters to and from Pope Stephen V that Leo VI extracted a resignation from Photius In 887 Photius and his protégé Theodore Santabarenos were put on trial for treason before a tribunal headed by senior officials headed by Andrew the Scythian Although the sources sympathetic to Photius give the impression that the trial ended without a conviction the chronicle of Pseudo-Simeon clearly states that Photius was banished to the monastery of Gordon where he later died Latin sources confirm that while he did not die in a state of complete excommunication having been reinstated by a council which was approved by Pope John VIII his ecclesiastical career was viewed in utter disgrace by Catholic authorities and many of his theological opinions were condemned posthumously Yet it appears that he did not remain reviled for the remainder of his life