Category
page 1Witch trials in Italy
Charles Borromeo
Catholic saint, cardinal, archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 (1538–1584)
Veronica Franco
Italian poet and courtesan (1546-1591)
Roman Inquisition
(1542–1908) institution of the Roman Curia
Isabella Gonzaga
duchess

Benandanti
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.
Fairy witch trials of Sicily
Supernatural female beings comparable to the fairies of English folklore.
Julia Carta
Italian folk healer