PPT-Europe and the Inquisition

The Inquisition There was no escape According to the Church these punishments were necessary to save the souls of heretics  Around 1232 CE the Church started court system called The Inquisition . Melissa Alberts. Religion in Spain. History of Religion in Spain. Prior to the reunification of Spain, the area was tolerant of other religions, namely Judaism, Christianity and Islam because they had no other option. 3.1 Extremes of Good and Evil in the Western Church 1000-1300 CE. The Power of the Western Church. At the end of the first millennium of Christian history, the Church in the West was at its zenith once again.. * Until 1100s most of Spain controlled by Moors, a Muslim people. * Christians fight . Reconquista. . which drive Muslims out of Spain, 1100-1492. -The Reconquista was the effort by the Spanish to drive the Muslims from Spain.. The Inquisition. Inquisition. : A prolonged and intensive questioning and investigation.. Predominately used by the Catholic Church to suppress heresy. There were really 3 distinct Inquisitions. Medieval Inquisition. throughout Europe. BUT. When modern people criticize the Catholic Church. They generally mean the Spanish Inquisition.. The Spanish Inquisition. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. . By Alex Hyde and Bryan Park. The Inquisitions. These are all of the inquisitions in the order they . took place. Medieval Inquisition (1184-1230’s). Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834). Portuguese Inquisition (1536- 1821). Jews during the Middle Ages. Expelled from England and France. Tolerated in Spain. Late 1300s: Anti-Semitic riots in Spain. Many Jews converted in fear: “. conversos. ”. Held high positions in Spanish society: doctors, merchants. The Pit and the Pendulum. Everybody has bad dreams. Horrible things move towards you in the dark, things you can hear but not see. Then you wake up, in your own warm bed, and turn over to go back to sleep.. * Until 1100s most of Spain controlled by Moors, a Muslim people. * Christians fight . Reconquista. . which drive Muslims out of Spain, 1100-1492. -The Reconquista was the effort by the Spanish to drive the Muslims from Spain.. La Inquisición española. Kaitlyn Christensen B7. Summary:. Changing everything in New Spain, The Spanish Inquisition rooted out other religions in attempt to make Catholicism dominant.. It consisted of Spanish friars and officials that traveled to native pueblos and other religions and tried to convert them to Christianity.. The Cathars believed in dualism: that an evil God created the materialistic world and a good God created the spiritual world.. Cathars . preached poverty, chastity, and . modesty. They tried . to . The word . "inquisition" . refers to the tribunal court system used by both the Catholic Church and some Catholic monarchs to root out, suppress, and punish.  . heretics. .. . Heretics . were baptized members of the Church who held opinions contrary to the Catholic faith. . It’s sole purpose was to extract confessions from heretics.. It began in the late 1400’s and ended in the mid 1600’s.. To extract confessions, torture was used in many cases.. Ferdinand and Isabella. By Jason Naulty History of Jews in Europe Ferdinand and Isabella established the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 Meant for the discovery and punishment of heresy 13,000 Spanish Jews were put to trial over a 12 year period