Inquisition
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Inquisition (capitalized I) is broadly used, to refer to things related to judgment of heresy by the Roman Catholic Church. It can mean an ecclesiastical tribunal or institution from the Roman Catholic Church for combating or suppressing heresy, a number of historical expurgation movements against heresy (orchestrated by the Roman Catholic Church), or the trial of an individual accused of heresy.
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Historic Inquisition movements
Historians distinguish between four different manifestations of the Inquisition: the Medieval Inquisition, the Spanish Inquisition, the Portuguese Inquisition and the Roman Inquisition.
Because of its objective, combating heresy, the Inquisition had jurisdiction only over baptized members of the Church (which, however, encompassed the vast majority of the population). Non-Christians could still be tried for blasphemy by secular courts. Also, most of the witch trials were held by secular courts.
See also
- Historical revision of the Inquisition
- Inquisitorial system
- Marian Persecutions: Roman Catholic heretic-hunting in Tudor England
- Vatican Secret Archives
- Witchhunt
Documents and works
Notable inquisitors
Notable cases involving the Inquisition
- Trial of Joan of Arc
- Trial of Galileo Galilei
- Edgardo Mortara's abduction
- Logroño trials against Basque witches.
- Execution of Giordano Bruno
