Inquisition

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ecclesiastical tribunal system institution of the Catholic Church

The Inquisition was a powerful ecclesiastical tribunal system of the Catholic Church and allied monarchies, created to identify, try, and punish heresy and enforce religious orthodoxy.

Aliases (5)

Roman Inquisition ×4
Holy Office of the Inquisition ×1
Medieval Inquisition ×1
Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition ×1
papal Inquisition ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical tribunal system → institution of the Catholic Church →
associatedWith	Catholic monarchies → papacy →
cooperatedWith	Catholic rulers → secular authorities →
exercisedAuthorityOver	baptized Christians → suspected heretics →
geographicScope	Iberian Peninsula → Italian states → Portuguese colonies → Spanish colonies in the Americas → Western Europe →
hadComponent	Medieval Inquisition → Portuguese Inquisition → Roman Inquisition → Spanish Inquisition →
historicalReputation	symbol of religious persecution →
imposedPenalty	confiscation of property → handing over to secular authorities for execution → imprisonment → penance →
legacy	controversial institution in Catholic history →
legalBasis	canon law →
notableReform	centralization under the Roman Inquisition in the 16th century →
oversightBy	local bishops in some periods → pope →
primaryPurpose	enforce religious orthodoxy → identify heresy → punish heresy → try suspected heretics →
religiousTradition	Catholic Church →
targetedGroup	Moriscos → Protestants in Catholic territories → alleged heretics → conversos →
targetedOffense	Islamic practices among converts → Judaizing among converts → blasphemy → heresy → witchcraft in some regions →
timePeriod	Early modern period → Middle Ages →
usedMethod	judicial interrogation → secret testimony → torture in some periods → use of witnesses →
usedProcedure	inquisitorial procedure →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Inquisition ("Medieval Inquisition") → Inquisition ("Roman Inquisition") →	hadComponent
Ad extirpanda →	concerns
Spanish Inquisition ("Roman Inquisition") →	differentFrom
Pope Gregory IX ("papal Inquisition") →	established
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ("Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition") →	formerName
Catholic Monarchy →	hasCentralInstitution
Galileo affair ("Holy Office of the Inquisition") →	involves
Galileo Galilei ("Roman Inquisition") →	opposedBy
Counter-Reformation ("Roman Inquisition") →	policyInstrument
Ad extirpanda →	subject
Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus →	topic