Journal title SOCIETÀ E STORIA
Author/s Antonio Ciuffreda
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/184
Language Italian Pages 32 P. 268-299 File size 238 KB
DOI 10.3280/SS2024-184002
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The objective of this article is to provide insights into the inquisitorial system administered by episcopal courts, commencing with an examination of the correspondences exchanged between the bishoprics existing within the Kingdom of Naples and the central headquarters of the Roman Inquisition. The correspondences, housed in the Archive of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, predominantly originate from bishops and their vicars, although ordinary ecclesiastics and local laity also address the cardinals of the Congregation. At the nucleus of the “episcopal model” lies the figure of the bishopinquisitor, frequently complemented by inquisitors dispatched from Rome. This study, concerning the eight decades between roughly 1550 d 1630, delves into the primary challenges encountered in the inquisitorial activities conducted in the periphery of the Kingdom of Naples, as well as into the dynamics and conflicts emerging in the administration of justice concerning matters of faith. Central to the analysis are the transformations manifested during the transition from the initial operations of the Roman Inquisition to the establishment of the subsequent post-Tridentine epoch. Throughout this period, the Neapolitan process seems to follow the general pattern of the Peninsula, although maintainting the peculiar role played by the bishops-inquisitors.
Keywords: Kingdom of Naples, Roman Inquisition, bischopric, bishop, post Tridentine epoch.
Antonio Ciuffreda, I vescovi-inquisitori del Regno di Napoli e l’Inquisizione romana in "SOCIETÀ E STORIA " 184/2024, pp 268-299, DOI: 10.3280/SS2024-184002