Maria Barbara Carillo
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Maria Barbara Carillo was burned at the stake
for heresy during the Spanish Inquisition
. She was executed at the age of 95 or 96 and is the oldest person known to have been executed at the instigation of the Inquisition.http://www.jewishhistory.org.il/history.php?startyear=1720&endyear=1729
Maria Barbara Carillo was sentenced to death for heresy because of relapsed judaism. She belonged to a large group of descendants to forcibly baptized Jews, who were accused of secretly practicing the Jewish religion. Carillo was literary burned alive.
Burned at the Stake
Burned at the Stake is a 1981 film directed by Bert I. Gordon. It stars Susan Swift and Albert Salmi.-Cast:*Susan Swift as Loreen Graham / Ann Putnam*Albert Salmi as Captaiin Billingham*Guy Stockwell as Dr. Grossinger*Tisha Sterling as Karen Graham...
for heresy during the Spanish Inquisition
Spanish Inquisition
The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition , commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition , was a tribunal established in 1480 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms, and to replace the Medieval...
. She was executed at the age of 95 or 96 and is the oldest person known to have been executed at the instigation of the Inquisition.http://www.jewishhistory.org.il/history.php?startyear=1720&endyear=1729
Maria Barbara Carillo was sentenced to death for heresy because of relapsed judaism. She belonged to a large group of descendants to forcibly baptized Jews, who were accused of secretly practicing the Jewish religion. Carillo was literary burned alive.