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Auction 21 · Lot 256

Relacao das pessoas que sairao penitenciadas no Auto da Fee que se celebrou na praca da cidade de cidade de Coimbra Domingo vinte e seis de Dezembro de [1] 623

Estimate
$3,000–$5,000
Hammer price
$3,000

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author

(INQUISITION)

Place

Portugal

Publication

1623

summary

EXTREMELY RARE DOCUMENT OF THE PORTUGUESE INQUISITION List of 73 persons condemned by the Holy Inquisition of Portugal in an Auto-da-Fe on Dcember 26,1623. States their sex, age and status (old or new Christians), their crimes(blasphemy, heresy, judaizing etc.), and their punishment.In this Auto-da-Fe, nine “judaisers” (9 men 3 women) were burned at the stake.One of the condemned, Fernao Diaas da Sylvaconfessed that he was “a priest...and performed ceremonies of the Law [of Moses]” No published edition of this list is known. Not mentioned by Van der Vekne, Cassuto, or Glaser. Together with collection of five rare printed sermons preached at various Autos-da-Fe, published in Lisbon 1642-1666 by B.D, Siqveira, F.A. Chagas, F.N. Viegas, F.C. Almeida and A. Leitao. Additional bibliographical details attached to this lot.
Manuscript on paper, 30.4x 20,7 cm. 7 leaves. (foliated 51-57). clear Portuguese script.
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