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To: Cronos

Oh, yes. They used to give certificates of “purity.” Saint Teresa of Avila had Jewish forebears, which was one reason why she came under investigation. I pity the inquisitor who dared match wits with her.


69 posted on 06/19/2012 8:48:14 AM PDT by RobbyS (Christus rex.)
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To: RobbyS
Thanks -- I wiki'ed that but it seems to be more a government thing than an inq check (the i's only wanted to check the person's religosity, while the gubmint - for valid reasons - wanted to check if the person would betray Spain, as the Moriscos did quite often, almost allying with the Turks and Huguenots etc)
83 posted on 06/20/2012 12:57:56 AM PDT by Cronos (**Marriage is about commitment, cohabitation is about convenience.**)
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