Re: Religious Affiliations of Selected Universities and Coll
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:29 pm
Fieldhouse Flyer wrote:billyjack wrote:
The Dominicans kinda had a significant part in the Spanish Inquisition
I wasn't going to mention that, but since you brought it up ... Dominicans Became Dreaded Inquisitors - Christianity.com
1227 - Pope Gregory IX appointed a Board of Inquisitors in Florence, Italy.
1233 - Pope Gregory IX placed the operation of the Inquisition into the hands of the Dominicans.
1483 – Pope Sixtus IV appointed Dominican friar Tomás de Torquemada as the first Grand Inquisitor in Spain.
1789 - Georgetown University founded.
1826 - Last execution by the Spanish Inquisition.
1831 - Xavier University founded.
1834 – Spanish Inquisition ended.
1842 - Villanova University founded.
1855 - Butler University founded.
1856 - Seton Hall University founded.
1870 - St. John's University founded.
1878 - Creighton University founded.
1881 - Marquette University founded.
1898 - DePaul University founded.
1917 - Providence College founded.
The Inquisition ran for 607 years, providing centuries of employment for the Dominicans.
........ Tomás de Torquemada ........
It was dirty work but someone had to do it.