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Summis Desiderantes Affectibus

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is the title of the bull issued by pope Innocent VIII wherein he informed the Germans that their country was overrun by witches, and appointing two inquisitors, Henry Kramer and Jacob Sprenger, for their destruction. See Kurtz, Church Hist. 1, 115, 2.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Summis Desiderantes Affectibus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/summis-desiderantes-affectibus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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