Inquisition

Question 1

When was an inquisition first set up and why?

Answer 1

In 12th century to counter the spread of Catharcism (belief in 2 gods)

Question 2

The Roman inquisition was first called the…

Answer 2

Supreme sacred congregation of the universal inquisition

Question 3

What massacre occurred in 1244?

Answer 3

Massacre burning 200 Cathars called the Albigensian Crusade. By the Franciscans

Question 4

Who were the Waldensians?

Answer 4

Religious groups who promoted poverty and austerity
Organised by Peter Waldo
1179 Pope Alexander II forbade them from preaching about poverty

Question 5

Dates for the Spanish Inquisition

Answer 5

1478 - 1834

Question 6

Dates for the Portuguese inquisition

Answer 6

1536 - 1821

Question 7

Dates for the Roman inquisition

Answer 7

1542 - 1860

Question 8

What country were most of the 100,000 witches burned in 16th century?

Answer 8

Germany

Not the inquisition as the inquisition needed evidence.
59 burned in Spain and 26,000 in Germany.

Question 9

Spanish Inquisition

Answer 9

Set up by Ferdinand and Isabella 1478 and approved by Pope sixtus IV. Therefore it operated under Royal authority.
Three phases
1. 1478 - 1530. Dealt with converts from Judaism and Islam - conversos/Moriscos
2. 1492. Year of miracles in Spain. Inquisition expelled all Jews from Spain - many ‘converted’ to Christianity. War against the moors
3. 1558 - 1580. Inquisition dealt with Protestants. 1580+ had a secret police force

Question 10

The inquisition in Peru…

Answer 10

Inquisition investigated natives and conversos who emigrated there to see if they practiced Christianity.
Established in 1570 by Philip II.
Inquisition was eventually forbidden because it was so bad.

Question 11

Deaths from the inquisition…

Answer 11

2000 died in the first 10 years

(1590 - 1700) 140 years about 49,092 arrests but only 1.9% (933) burned

Question 12

Mexican inquisition…

Answer 12

Set up by Philip II in 1571.

Dealt with newly converted Christians who fled there.

Question 13

Portuguese inquisition…

Answer 13

Set up with permission from Paul III in 1536.
Focuses on conversos looking at bigamy and blasphemy.
1540 to 1794 - 1175 people were burned.

Question 14

Goa’s inquisition in India…

Answer 14

Dealt with natives. But no records as they burned in 1812. But evidence about 57 burnings between 1561 and 1774 showing it was a tame inquisition

Question 15

Roman inquisition…

Answer 15

Famous case was Galileo in 1633

Question 16

Main purposes of the inquisition included…

Answer 16

Trying and convicting heretics
Deter people from breaking the law
Torture
To terrify people
Remember they had jurisdiction only over Christians who had been baptised. They did not deal with witch trials