alumbrados de Castilla

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Alumbrados de Castilla were a 16th-century Spanish mystical movement in Castile whose followers claimed direct inner illumination from God and were investigated and persecuted by the Inquisition for alleged heresy.

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alumbrados de Castilla canonical 1

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instanceOf Christian heterodox group
mystical movement
religious movement
accusedOf heresy
mystical illuminism
quietism precursor ideas
areaOfActivity Guadalajara
Toledo
Valladolid
classifiedAs illuminist movement
country Spain
doctrine belief that the perfected soul could not sin
emphasis on interior spirituality
stress on passive contemplation
suspicion of external religious forms and rituals
documentedIn Inquisition trial records
endTime 17th century
hasCharacteristic emphasis on inner grace over external works
presence of female spiritual leaders
strong lay participation
suspicion of scholastic theology
historicalPeriod Early Modern period
inception early 16th century
influenced Catholic attitudes toward interior spirituality
later debates on quietism
languageOfExpression Spanish
mainClaim direct inner illumination from God
immediate experience of God without external mediation
monitoredBy ecclesiastical authorities in Castile
notableMember Francisca Hernández
Isabel de la Cruz
María de Cazalla
Pedro Ruiz de Alcaraz
opposedBy Spanish Inquisition
partOf history of Spanish mysticism
persecutedBy Spanish Inquisition
region Castile
religiousContext Counter-Reformation
surface form: Catholic Reformation

Old Regime in Spain
surface form: Counter-Reformation Spain
religiousPractice contemplative silence
informal devotional meetings
intense mental prayer
religiousTradition Christianity
startTime 16th century
topicOf historiography of the Spanish Inquisition
studies on Spanish religious dissent
viewedAs dangerous innovators by ecclesiastical authorities

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alumbrados alsoKnownAs alumbrados de Castilla