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Congregation of the Inquisition

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Noun1.Congregation of the Inquisition - an inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number of Protestants; "it was the Roman Inquisition that put Galileo on trial"
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nbsp;in 1557, the Index was first published by the Congregation of the Inquisition two years later.
Don't read this! by Gilmour, Peter / U.S. Catholic
Perhaps the greatest surprise to emerge from this new material is the dogged resistance of the congregation of the Inquisition to the papal will.
I processi inquisitoriali di Pietro Carnesecchi by MAYER, THOMAS F. / Renaissance Quarterly
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