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The Roman Inquisition, formally Suprema Congregatio Sanctae Romanae et Universalis Inquisitionis (Latin for 'the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition'), was a system of partisan tribunals developed by the Holy See of the Catholic Church, during the second half of the 16th century, responsible for prosecuting individuals accused of a wide array of crimes according ...
The term "Inquisition" comes from the Medieval Latin word inquisitio, which described a court process based on Roman law, which came back into use during the Late Middle Ages. [10] It was a new, less arbitrary form of trial that replaced the denunciatio and accussatio process [ 11 ] which required a denouncer or used an adversarial process, the ...
The Venetian Inquisition, formally the Holy Office (Latin: Sanctum Officium), was the tribunal established jointly by the Venetian government and the Catholic Church to repress heresy throughout the Republic of Venice. The inquisition also intervened in cases of sacrilege, apostasy, prohibited books, superstition, and witchcraft.
Secretaries-general of the Roman Inquisition were often styled as Grand Inquisitor but the role and functions were different. The Portuguese Inquisition was headed by a Grand Inquisitor, or General Inquisitor, named by the Pope but selected by the king, always from within the royal family.
The historical revision of the Inquisition is a historiographical process that started to emerge in the 1970s, with the opening of formerly closed archives, the development of new historical methodologies, and, in Spain, the death of the ruling dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.
The Medieval Inquisition was established in response to movements considered apostate or heretical to Roman Catholicism, in particular Catharism and Waldensians in Southern France and Northern Italy. These were the first movements of many inquisitions that would follow.
People executed by the Roman Inquisition (8 P) Pages in category "Roman Inquisition" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Luigi Percossi, Roman, a convict who was found guilty of the willful murder of Angelo Bruschi, the gaoler; beheaded in Rome in Via dei Cerchi (April 19, 1845). Francesco Antonio Bassani from Monte Compatri, aged 23, convicted of the willful murder of a fellow convict in the Spoleto stronghold and there executed; the murder had taken place while ...