Roman Inquisition

Summary

Roman Inquisition is a congregation^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of congregation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,489 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Roman Inquisition's instance of is recorded as congregation^[3].
• Roman Inquisition's instance of is recorded as defunct organization^[4].
• Roman Inquisition's instance of is recorded as Officiality^[5].
• Roman Inquisition's instance of is recorded as organization^[6].
• Roman Inquisition's founder is recorded as Paul III^[7].
• Roman Inquisition's child organization or unit is recorded as Inquisition in Malta^[8].
• Roman Inquisition's child organization or unit is recorded as Spanish Inquisition^[9].
• Roman Inquisition's child organization or unit is recorded as French Inquisition^[10].
• July 21, 1542 marks the founding of Roman Inquisition^[11].
• Roman Inquisition was dissolved in 1908^[12].
• Roman Inquisition's parent organization or unit is recorded as Inquisition^[13].
• Roman Inquisition's parent organization or unit is recorded as Roman Curia^[14].
• Roman Inquisition's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Roman Inquisition^[15].
• Roman Inquisition's facet of is recorded as Inquisition^[16].
• Roman Inquisition's replaces is recorded as Papal Inquisition^[17].
• Roman Inquisition's replaced by is recorded as Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office^[18].
• Roman Inquisition's topic has template is recorded as Q22884817^[19].
• Roman Inquisition's P14483 is recorded as i/inquisicion-romana^[20].

Body

Founding

Roman Inquisition's founder is recorded as Paul III^[7]. July 21, 1542 marks the founding of it^[11].

Operations

Parent organizations include Inquisition^[13], a religious organization^[21], founded in 1184^[22] and Roman Curia^[14], a religious administrative entity^[23], in Vatican City^[24]. Subsidiaries include Inquisition in Malta^[8], a religious organization^[25], in Malta^[26], founded in 1561^[27]; Spanish Inquisition^[9], a defunct organization^[28], in Spanish Empire^[29], founded in 1478^[30]; and French Inquisition^[10], a defunct organization^[31], in Kingdom of France^[32].

Dissolution

Roman Inquisition was dissolved in 1908^[12].

Why It Matters

Roman Inquisition ranks in the top 7% of congregation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,489 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Works attributed to it include Lamentabili sane exitu^[35], a decree^[36], founded in 1907^[37].