The Inquisition

Church suppressed heretics

publicly declared his beliefs (based upon what the Church considered inaccurate interpretations of the Bible) and refused to denounce them, even after being corrected by the authority

Pope Gregory XI

King Ferdinand II & Queen Isabella

Aragon and Castile

Alhambra Decree (1492)

Spanish Inquisition Trials

Inquisitors

Torture and Punishment

Judas Cradle

The Brazen Bull

The Rack

The Water Torture

The Chair of Torture

The Pear of Anguish

The Rat Torture

The Head Crusher

Saw Torture

The Iron Maiden

The Spanish Tickler

The Wheel Torture

Thumbscrew Torture

The Heretics Fork

Knee Splitter

Toe Wedging

The Street Sweeper's Daughter

Denailing Torture

“bring the accused back to the faith”