Portuguese Inquisition
The Portuguese Inquisition (Portuguese: Inquisição Portuguesa), officially known as the General Council of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Portugal, was formally established in Portugal in 1536 at the request of its king, John III. Although Manuel I had asked for the installation of the Inquisition in 1515 to fulfill the commitment of his marriage with Maria of Aragon, it was only after his death that Pope Paul III acquiesced. In the period after the Medieval Inquisition, it was one of three different manifestations of the wider Christian Inquisition, along with the Spanish Inquisition and Roman Inquisition. The Goa Inquisition was an extension of the Portuguese Inquisition in colonial-era Portuguese India.
General Council of the Holy Office of the Inquisition in Portugal
ConselhoGeral do Santo Ofício da Inquisição
Portuguese Inquisition
Coat of arms or logo
Seal of the Inquisition
Council under the election of the Portuguese monarchy
History
Established
23 May 1536
Disbanded
31 March 1821
Seats
Consisted of a Grand Inquisitor, who headed the General Council of the Holy Office
Elections
Voting system
Grand Inquisitor chosen by crown and named by pope
Meeting place
Portuguese Empire
Headquarters: Estaus Palace, Lisbon
Footnotes
See also:
Medieval Inquisition
Spanish Inquisition
Goa Inquisition
History
Table of sentences
See also
Notes
Further reading
References
External links Edit
Index of the court proceedings and other documents of the Portuguese Inquisition (in Portuguese)
Lists of the Portuguese Inquisition, in two volumes: Volume I Lisbon 1540-1778; Volume II Evora 1542-1763 and Goa 1650-1653.
JHSE Publications
Last edited 3 months ago by BD2412
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