*Chapter Six*

Medieval Inquisition YouTube Overview

Inquisition was started to investigate heresy

Heresy: going against beliefs (example worshiping false gods) or challenging Church authority

Religious groups formed with different beliefs than the Catholic Church

Some believed that the Church had changed too much from its original purposeSome had different beliefs about Jesus Christ

God? Man? Spirit? Trinity?

An inquisitor would arrive in a village and ask all those who want to confess to heresy and ask for forgiveness to do so within a monthIf a person confessed to heresy within the

month they would be given a light punishment.If a person did not confess and were still found

guilty:1)they would go to trial2)Name their enemies3)Tortured until confession4)Murdered if found guilty (most accused were)

PenanceExample: Prayer or confession

FineImprisonment

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Pedro_Berruguete_-_Saint_Dominic_Presiding_over_an_Auto-da-fe_%281475%29.jpg

A man being tortured during a tribunal.

Cat's Paw 

                                             

Ducking Stool 

                                             

How long did the Inquisition last?

~625 years6 centuries1900-1999= 1 century

She’s Witch!!!