Ana Domenge, who later founded the Dominican convent in
Perpignan, composed a written account of her spiritual intimacies
with God while being held in terrible conditions in a secret prison
in Barcelona. Ines of Herrera del Duque, a leather tanner's
twelve-year-old daughter whose messianic prophesies captivated both
children and adults, was burned at the stake along with many of her
followers. Nine years after the death of Catarina de San Juan, the
Inquisition banned copies of her image and biography, fearing that
a cult was forming around this popular holy woman in Puebla, New
Spain. Inquisitors enlisted the assistance of Mari Sanchez's
daughter to prove that this Jewish converso was guilty of
practicing Judaism in secret, an accusation that led to her death.
In "Women in the Inquisition, " Mary E. Giles brings together
scholars from literature, history, and religious studies to explore
women's experiences under the Inquisition in both Spain and the New
World.
Based on fresh archival work, the essays provide a broader
perspective on the Inquisition than has previously been available.
Examining the stories of fifteen women in the context of this
fearful Catholic institution in both Spain and the New World, the
contributors chronicle a broad range of "crimes" against the
Catholic Church, including sexual transgressions, the practice of
crypto-Judaism, and the writing and preaching by alumbradas that
undermined Catholic orthodoxy. The accounts, representing the
experiences of girls and women from different classes and
geographical regions, also include the trials' vastly divergent
outcomes ranging from burning at the stake to exoneration.
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