Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Encyclopedias
Torquemada, Thomas de

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Torquay
Next Entry
Torres Strait
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

A prior of a Dominican monastery who became in 1483, during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, head of the Inquisition, a "holy office" he administered with merciless cruelty (1420-1498).

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Torquemada, Thomas de'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/torquemada-thomas-de.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile