Inquisition

thumb|upright=1.7|A 19th-century depiction of Galileo Galilei before the Holy Office, by [[Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury]]

Roman Catholic religious order

papal bull

17th century conflict between Galileo Galilei and the Roman Catholic Church

(1542–1908) institution of the Roman Curia

thumb|right|300px|Map of the Mihna and events associated with itThe Mihna () was a period of religious persecution instituted by the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun in 833 in which Sunni scholars were punished, imprisoned, or even killed unless they conformed to Mu'tazilite doctrine. The policy lasted for eighteen years (833–851) as it continued through the reigns of al-Ma'mun's immediate successors, al-Mu'tasim and al-Wathiq, and four years of al-Mutawakkil who reversed it in 851.

series of Inquisitions from around 1184, including the Episcopal Inquisition and later the Papal Inquisition

fourth viceroy of New Spain (1510-1583)

thumb|right|Tomás de Torquemada, 15th-century Spanish Dominican friar and [[Grand Inquisitor.]] An inquisitor was an official (usually with judicial or investigative functions) in an inquisition – an organization or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things contrary to the doctrine or teachings of the Catholic faith. Literally, an inquisitor is one who "searches out" or "inquires" (from the Latin inquirere).

papal bull

Irish adventurer

French explorer and physician

series of trials

Italian priest and writer

event of alleged demonic possession in 1647, which led to the conviction of the nun Magdelaine Bavent

historic building in Mexico City

series of alleged cases of demonic possession occurring in Aix-en-Provence, 1611