Posted on 07/22/2016 11:51:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Witch prison found in 15th century Scottish church: Medieval chapel was used to hold suspects before they were killed and burned
In the years before the Reformation, a small chapel in a church on the outskirts of Aberdeen had provided a quiet place for Catholic women to pray in peace.
But within 30 years of the switch from Catholicism to the Protestant faith, St Mary's Chapel at the Kirk of St Nicholas in Aberdeen took on a far darker and sinister role.
Historians have uncovered evidence that the chapel, built during the 15th century, served as a prison for suspected witches while they faced trial and before they were led away to their deaths.
An almost innocuous iron ring embedded into the north wall of the chapel is now all that remains of this gruesome past.
But records unearthed from Aberdeen's city archives have revealed this two inch wide ring was installed to chain the witches up while they were being held in the prison.
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and what do we burn besides witches???
They also hung, drawn, quartered a number of Catholic priests in the 1500’s.
... for your consideration.
“Ready for Hillary!”
They found “HRC 2016” scratched on the wall in one of the cells.
For later.
I would have held her for free ...
And her hot cousin Serena.
The Val Camonica witch trials of early 16th century Italy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Camonica_witch_trials
Protestants were also hanged, drawn and quartered by Catholics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Protestant_martyrs_of_the_English_Reformation
Yea to protect the orthodox faithful from actual heretics not use silly protestant superstition to suppress women. Big difference.
(months go by, and...) Thanks momtothree.
“... months go by..”
You don’t write, you don’t call... a simple text saying hello would kill you?!! (my mom nagging is great!) :)
One thing about a witch prison cell, it’s kept swept up...
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