Supreme Council of the Inquisition
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The Supreme Council of the Inquisition was the central governing body that directed and coordinated the activities of the Spanish Inquisition across its various tribunals.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of the Supreme and General Inquisition | 2 |
| Consejo Supremo de la Inquisición | 1 |
| Supreme Council of the Inquisition canonical | 1 |
| Supreme Council of the Spanish Inquisition | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central administrative body
ⓘ
governmental body ⓘ inquisitorial council ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Supreme Council of the Inquisition
ⓘ
surface form:
Consejo Supremo de la Inquisición
Suprema ⓘ |
| apexOf | hierarchy of the Spanish Inquisition ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Crown of Aragon
ⓘ
Crown of Castile ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ Spanish colonies in the Americas ⓘ Spanish territories in Italy ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish territories in the Low Countries
|
| appointedBy | King of Spain ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
censorship
ⓘ
heresy investigation ⓘ judicial administration ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
doctrinal orthodoxy cases
ⓘ
inquisitorial procedure ⓘ local inquisitors ⓘ |
| hasMember |
consultor
ⓘ
councillor ⓘ Grand Inquisitor ⓘ
surface form:
inquisitor general
|
| hasPurpose |
control of religious dissent
ⓘ
defense of Catholic orthodoxy ⓘ suppression of heresy ⓘ |
| headedBy |
Grand Inquisitor
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Inquisitor of Spain
|
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Madrid
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| oversees |
inquisitorial tribunals in Spain
ⓘ
inquisitorial tribunals in Spanish colonies ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Inquisition ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| role |
censorship of books
ⓘ
central governing body of the Spanish Inquisition ⓘ coordination of inquisitorial tribunals ⓘ formulation of inquisitorial policy ⓘ oversight of heresy prosecutions ⓘ review of sentences and appeals ⓘ supervision of local inquisitors ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Royal Council of Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Castile
Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early modern period ⓘ |
| uses |
inquisitorial procedures
ⓘ
secret trials ⓘ torture as a method of interrogation ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Consejo Supremo de la Inquisición
this entity surface form:
Council of the Supreme and General Inquisition
this entity surface form:
Council of the Supreme and General Inquisition
this entity surface form:
Supreme Council of the Spanish Inquisition