Witch trials in Italy

Catholic saint, cardinal, archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 (1538–1584)

Italian poet and courtesan (1546-1591)

(1542–1908) institution of the Roman Curia

duchess

The '''''' () were members of an agrarian visionary tradition in the Friuli district of Northeastern Italy during the 16th and 17th centuries. The claimed to travel out of their bodies while asleep to struggle against malevolent sorcerers (; ) in order to ensure good crops for the season to come. Between 1575 and 1675, in the midst of the Early Modern witch trials, a number of were accused of being heretics or witches under the Roman Inquisition.

Supernatural female beings comparable to the fairies of English folklore.

Italian folk healer