Inquiries in the Inquisition: the case of Francisca de los Apsótoles
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Payton Thill and Dr. Kyle Robinson
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition, however in the case of Francisca de los Apostolés, the inquisition was directly involved in the suppression of her goals to reform the Catholic Church. Her ambitions included reforming the corrupt officials within the church and helping the poor women in the town of Toledo. Listen as we dive into the visions she claims to have and her torment from demons as she fights for reform within the church.
Cover of book about Francisca de los Apóstoles by Gillian T.W. Ablgren
Bibliography
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Religious Authority in the Spanish Renaissance. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000. Accessed April 22, 2023. ProQuest Ebook Central.
Radicals in Exile : English Catholic Books During the Reign of Philip II. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2020. Accessed April 22, 2023. ProQuest Ebook Central.
Lynn, Kimberly. Between Court and Confessional : The Politics of Spanish Inquisitors. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2023. ProQuest Ebook Central.
Apóstoles, Francisca de los. The Inquisition of Francisca : A Sixteenth-Century Visionary on Trial. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005. Accessed April 22, 2023. ProQuest Ebook Central.
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