Juan Enguera
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Juan Enguera was the Grand Inquisitor
of the Kingdom of Aragon
from 1507 to 1513.
, Enguera rose to become a confessor
of Ferdinand II of Aragon
.
Enguera was appointed Bishop of Vic on December 19, 1505. He was later appointed Bishop of Lleida
on December 9, 1510, and then Bishop of Tortosa
on October 1, 1512. In addition to his duties as a bishop, he was the Grand Inquisitor
of the Kingdom of Aragon
from 1507 to 1513.
Enguera died in Valladolid
on February 14, 1513.
Grand Inquisitor
Grand Inquisitor is the lead official of an Inquisition. The most famous Inquisitor General is the Spanish Dominican Tomás de Torquemada, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition.-List of Spanish Grand Inquisitors:-Castile:-Aragon:...
of the Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Aragon
The Kingdom of Aragon was a medieval and early modern kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon, in Spain...
from 1507 to 1513.
Biography
Juan Enguera was born in Valencia in the fifteenth century. A member of the Dominican OrderDominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
, Enguera rose to become a confessor
Confessor
-Confessor of the Faith:Its oldest use is to indicate a saint who has suffered persecution and torture for the faith, but not to the point of death. The term is still used in this way in the East. In Latin Christianity it has come to signify any saint, as well as those who have been declared...
of Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...
.
Enguera was appointed Bishop of Vic on December 19, 1505. He was later appointed Bishop of Lleida
Bishop of Lleida
A list of bishops of Lleida.*Itxió 203*Sant Filó 227*Joan 230*Pere 258*Màrius Seli 259*Sant Lleir 268-311*Diperdió 313*Amili 380*Prudenci 400*Atanasi 413*Saguici 413*Jacobo 419*Seberí 460*Fortunat 517*Pere 519*Andreu 540*Februari 546...
on December 9, 1510, and then Bishop of Tortosa
Bishop of Tortosa
The Bishop of Tortosa is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortosa in Spain. The bishop is a suffragan of the Archbishop of Tarragona.-List of bishops of Tortosa:*San Rufo 64 - 90?*Macià s. II*Quart c. 156*Eustorqui s.III*Exuperanci ¿ - 369...
on October 1, 1512. In addition to his duties as a bishop, he was the Grand Inquisitor
Grand Inquisitor
Grand Inquisitor is the lead official of an Inquisition. The most famous Inquisitor General is the Spanish Dominican Tomás de Torquemada, who spearheaded the Spanish Inquisition.-List of Spanish Grand Inquisitors:-Castile:-Aragon:...
of the Kingdom of Aragon
Kingdom of Aragon
The Kingdom of Aragon was a medieval and early modern kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula, corresponding to the modern-day autonomous community of Aragon, in Spain...
from 1507 to 1513.
Enguera died in Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
on February 14, 1513.