Inquisition
Conspiracy theories tagged "Inquisition."
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Unresolved
Knights Templar Baphomet Worship Accusations
During the 1307 trials of the Knights Templar, confessions extracted under torture claimed they worshipped an idol called Baphomet. Were the charges political fabrication, or did the Templars harbor secret rites?
1307 · France · Philip IV of France, Pope Clement V, Jacques de Molay
Mixed
Alumbrados — Spanish Illuminati Precursor
The Alumbrados were a 15th-century Spanish mystical sect persecuted by the Inquisition. Some theorists link them to a continuous underground stream of secret knowledge that became the Illuminati.
1492 · Spain · Alumbrados movement, Ignatius of Loyola (alleged connection), Isabel de la Cruz