•  Latin: inquiro (inquire into) •  Pope Gregory IX

established Inquisition in 1231

•  It apprehended and tried heretics

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* Heresy: adherence to a religious opinion contrary to the church

* Heretics ex:

-Witches

-Jews

-Diviners

•  Inquisition was meant to instruct heretics back to the Catholic faith

•  Many were tortured and burned alive with no trial

Works Cited “Historical Overview of Inquisition.”

Galileo.rice.edu. Web. 18 Sep 2010 “The Inquisition.” Jewishvirtuallibrary.org.

Web. 18 Sep 2010