Giulio Sadoleto

Basic information

Patronymic
Ludovico
Other names
Genre
Male
Place of origin
Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio
Date of birth
1525
Attributed date of birth
Yes
Age at the time of execution
47
Marital status
Unmarried
Last occupation / Qualification
Merchant
Previous occupations
Religious status
Layperson
Religious order
Accusations

Proceedings

Start date
1564
End date
8 October 1570
Courts involved
Inquisition of Ferrara, Inquisition of Modena
Extradition
No
Other judges involved
Notes

Start date: denunciation
End date: Sentence

Sentence

Court
Inquisition of Modena
Local judge
[Egidio da Correggio], Vicar of the Inquisitor of Ferrara at Modena
Sentence date
8 October 1570
Sentence place
Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio
Crime category
Formal heresy
List of crimes

He was retained heretic for having repeatedly spoken against attending mass and not frequenting it himself, he considered the pope as the beast prophesied in the Book of Revelation, he denied the real presence in the Eucharist.

Reason for conviction
Contumacious
Accessory penalties
Confiscation of assets

Execution

Execution date
27 December 1572
Authority
Governor of Modena
Execution place
Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio
Execution type
Burned
In effigy
Yes
After death
No
Presence of doctors / surgeons
No
Name of the doctors / surgeons
Presence of comforters
No
Name of the comforters
Presence of rebels / riots
No
Sacraments imparted
No
Notes for execution

Sources

Letters
Local inquisitorial trials and documents

Modena, Archivio di Stato, Inquisizione, 6, fasc. 12

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