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Juan de Torquemada

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Juan de Torquemada , 1388-1468, Spanish churchman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; an uncle of Tomás de Torquemada. He entered (1403) the Dominican order and later participated in the councils of Constance and Basel, where he strenuously defended the supreme papal authority against the conciliar theory. He was made a cardinal by Pope Eugene IV in 1439 and was sent on diplomatic missions. He wrote several theological works. Author not available, TORQUEMADA, JUAN DE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Torquemada, Juan de
Torquemada, Juan de (1388–1468), Spanish Dominican theologian. From 1432 to 1437 he attended the Council of Basle and he took an active part... Read more

Tomas de Torquemada
Tomas de Torquemada Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498) served as the Grand Inquisitor in Spain...to his patrons, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, Torquemada headed an organization of ecclesiastical courts which...that at least 2,000 died in Spain during his tenure. Torquemada was born in 1420 in ... Read more

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