Questions tagged [inquisition]
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When did the Catholic Inquisition stop using torture?
At his trial in 1633 Galileo was threatened with torture. I was surprised that the Inquisition was still using such a barbaric practice at so late a date, I always associate it with the Medieval_ ...
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Are Luther and Calvin responsible for executing more humans than the Catholic Inquisition?
Here is a quote from one Russian Orthodox priest:
"The number of witches burned by Luther is way greater then the number
of those burnt by any (Catholic) Inquisition within one hundred years.
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How many people were killed by Protestant Inquisition style tribunals? Asking for references/estimates
It's relatively easy to find estimates for the number of people killed by the Catholic Inquisition; one just needs to check the Wikipedia page, regardless of the doubts on the true numbers.
However, ...
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A question about the definition of heresy (13th. C)
I write considering a definition of heresy, given by Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln (fl. 1235), who's words are widely cited in regards to the history of the inquisition:
An opinion created by human ...
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What was El Greco's relationship with the Spanish Inquisition?
2007's biopic El Greco claims the painter was put on trial by the Spanish Inquisition, more specifically Grand Inquisitor Fernando Niño de Guevara, for blasphemy. The film is a heavily fictionalized ...
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In Spain after 1492 what were relations like between converted Jews and converted Muslims?
Is it possible that there was a closeness between the two communities of new Christians or conversely, did they deliberately avoid each other to dispel any concerns Spain might have had about the ...
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Why were Catholic priests prohibited from participating in ordeals but allowed to participate in inquisitions?
Pope Innocent III prohibited priests from participating in ordeals during the Fourth Lateran Council, but Pope Innocent IV later allowed torture in inquisitions. What is the ideological difference?
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Diaries or writings of Cathar Perfecti in 12th Century France
The Cathars were a Gnostic sect of southern (Languedoc) France in the 12th Century. "Perfecti" were individuals in the sect who followed the most extremely austere lives, renouncing worldly pleasures ...