Auto-da-fé
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An auto-da-fé was a ritualized or public penance carried out between the 15th and 19th centuries in condemnation of heretics, apostates, and minorities such as Jews and Muslims. It was imposed by the
Saint Dominic anachronistically presiding over an auto de fe, by Pedro Berruguete (around 1495)
An auto de fé in Seville, illustration from 1870
1683 painting by Francisco Rizi of the auto de fé held in Plaza Mayor, Madrid on 30 June 1680
Sanbenito
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The sanbenito was a penitential garment that was used especially during the Portuguese and Spanish Inquisitions. It was similar to a scapular, either yellow with red saltires for penitent heretics or
Auto-da-fé
…public penitence then began with a procession of prisoners, who bore elaborate visual symbols on their garments and bodies. These symbols were called sanbenito, and were made of yellow sackcloth. They served to identify the specific acts of heresy of the accused, whose identities were kept secret until the…
A convicted heretic before the Inquisition, wearing a sanbenito and a capirote (Francisco de Goya)
The samarra
The fuego revolto
The sambenito