The Inquisition lasted from 1478 to 1834 which means it lasted 356 years. a looong time
Galileo Galilei was tried by the Inquisition for his views on geocentricism. He believed in heliocentrism instead of geocentricism. This viewpoint was in direct opposition to the scriptures. For this, he was tried by the Roman Inquisition in 1615.
The Spanish Inquisition was set up in 1478 and lasted till 1834. It was active throughout the Spanish Empire as well as in Spain.
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The original Papal inquisition was set up to find heretics. The Spanish Inquisition was originally established to sniff out 'insincere converts' from Judaism, and later extended its scope to include 'insincere converts' from Islam. By about 1600 something like 20% of all those in trouble with the Spanish Inquisition were being 'investigated' for allegedly 'insulting the Inquisition', failing to respect the Inquisition and so on.
"Inquisition" is a noun.
A church court which investigated, tried and convicted heretics was the Inquisition.Roman Catholic AnswerThe Inquisition.
Historians distinguish four different manifestations of the Inquisition:the Medieval Inquisition (1184-1230s)the Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834)the Portuguese Inquisition (1536-1821)the Roman Inquisition (1542 - c. 1860 )
The New Inquisition was created in 1986.
Goa Inquisition was created in 1560.
The ISBN of The New Inquisition is 1561840025.
Spanish Inquisition was created in 1478.
Portuguese Inquisition was created in 1536.
Roman Inquisition was created in 1542.
The New Inquisition has 240 pages.
The inquisition took place in Spain.
The Inquisition was controlled by the Roman Catholic Church- there was both a Roman Inquisition, and a Spanish Variant.