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1. Record Number: 45029
Author(s): Kras, Pawel, and Tomasz Galuszka,
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Title : Examination of Witnesses in the Case of the Hooded Sisters at Swidnica / Examinatio testium in causa Capuciatarum monialium in Swydnicz

Source: The Beguines of Medieval Swidnica: The Interrogation of the "Daughters of Odelindis" in 1332. Tomasz Galuszka and Pawel Kras. Translated into English by Stephen C. Rowell . York Medieval Press, 2023. Pages 168 - 257. Available with a subscription from JSTOR: [https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv2x4kp5p.16]
Year of Publication: 2023.

2. Record Number: 29804
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Title : With another deposition, of Petronilla of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, who stated that she had seen exiles or fugitives from their country, in flight from the justice of the inquisitors; and that one, having taken refuge in Lombardy, had been so badly treate

Source: Inquisitors and Heretics in Thirteenth-Century Languedoc: Edition and Translation of Toulouse Inquisition Depositions, 1273-1282. Edited by Peter Biller, Caterina Bruschi and Shelagh Sneddon. Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, 147. Brill, 2011. Pages 180 - 183.
Year of Publication: 2011.

3. Record Number: 29805
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Title : The hearing of Petronilla, wife of William of Castanet of Verfeil in the diocese of Rodez, held for the crime of heresy, containing that she had eaten with heretics in her house, and had adored them, kneeling and saying to them, "Bless me", and they would

4. Record Number: 29806
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Title : The deposition of Guillelma, the wife of a carpenter of Toulouse, containing that she had heard it said by a neighbour of hers, named Fabrissa, that Lucifer had made man, and that, when God told him to make him speak, he replied that he could not, and tha

5. Record Number: 29807
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Title : With the depositions of the said Fabrissa and of Philippa her daughter, who confessed to having had dealings with the heretics, and among others with one named Peter Maurel, a messenger of the heretics of Lombardy, who complained about the state of the na

6. Record Number: 29808
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Title : The deposition of Arnalda, hospitaller of the hospital of Saint-Antonin, containing that she had heard it said by Raymonda, widow of Raymond Molinier of Cordes, that she did not believe in marriage, or in the sacrifice of the altar, or that Jesus Christ w

7. Record Number: 29809
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Title : The deposition of Bona, wife of Bernard of Puy, of Prades near Puylaurens, in which she stated that her said husband had often received William Prunel and Bernard of Tilhol, heretics, in their house; that they had adored them with several other people nam

8. Record Number: 29810
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Title : The deposition of Rixendis of Mireval of Graulhet, containing among other things that when Fays, widow of Reynard of Palajac, knight, was ill, she sent at night for William Prunel, heretic, and his companion, who made her a heretic. July 16, 1274, 173r-17

9. Record Number: 29811
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Title : The deposition of Guirauda, the wife of Durand of Rouffiac of Laumière, containing that she had heard it said by Grimald of Laumière that there were two gods, and that she had seen that he did not receive the Holy Sacrament in his illness, closing his mou

10. Record Number: 29812
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Title : The deposition of Bernarda, wife of William of Lafont, containing that William Auriola of Saint- Paul- Cap- de- Joux, "bailli" of Bartac of Palajac, knight, became a heretic in his illness with the assistance of the said knight. From the eve of Pentecost

11. Record Number: 29813
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Title : The deposition of Raymonda Ferrier of Jul, who stated that she had heard brother William of the Order of the Holy Cross, saying that there were three gods. 1276, 241r-242v

12. Record Number: 29814
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Title : The deposition of Esclarmonda, widow of the said Raymond, containing that she was not aware of having ever seen a heretic, and that she had never known that her said husband had become one. From the month of March 1273, 66v-67v

13. Record Number: 29815
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Title : The deposition of Ermengardis, widow of Isarn Pagèse, containing that the lord Loubens, and Berengaria his wife had ordered the said Isarn, and William Pagèse, brothers, to lodge in their cowshed William of Airoux, doctor, Bernard Gitbert and other hereti

Source: Inquisitors and Heretics in Thirteenth-Century Languedoc: Edition and Translation of Toulouse Inquisition Depositions, 1273-1282. Edited by Peter Biller, Caterina Bruschi and Shelagh Sneddon. Studies in the History of Christian Traditions . Brill, 2011. Pages 758 - 761.
Year of Publication: 2011.

14. Record Number: 15887
Author(s): Anderson, Wendy Love.
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Title : The Real Presence of Mary: Eucharistic Disbelief and the Limits of Orthodoxy in Fourteenth-Century France [The author analyses the case of Aude Fauré which was recorded in Bishop Jacques Fourniers' inquisitorial "Register." She gave two different accounts of her "error" in belief with the second version accepted by the tribunal and penances assigned. Anderson argues that Aude demonstrates a deeper theological understanding and a more complex spirituality than earlier scholars have recognized. Title notes upplied by Feminae.].

Source: Church History , 75., 4 (December 2006): Pages 748 - 767.
Year of Publication: 2006.

15. Record Number: 19229
Author(s): Bueno, Irene
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Title : Preferire l'eresia? Donne catare in Linguadoca nel primo Trecento [The histography of women Cathars usually focuses on the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, not on their declining numbers in the early fourteenth century. Evidence from Montaillou shows Cathar teachings transmitted within families. The women who converted often ignored misogynistic tenets of Catharism in favor of elements like belief that dead babies would experience reincarnation. Title note supplied by Feminae.]

Source: Storia delle donne 2 (2006): 243-266.
Year of Publication: 2006.

16. Record Number: 14647
Author(s): Benedetti, Marina.
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Title : Donne valdesi nelle fonti della repressione tra XV e VI secolo [In 1487 the papacy authorized a crusade against the Waldensians in Dauphiny. Following this campaign, inquisitors strove to eradicate heresy. Among those questioned were several women, some themselves considered heretical, not just kin of heretics. These testimonies cast light on the impact of the women who survived the crusade, some of them widows of the slain. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Chiesa, vita religiosa, societa nel Medioevo italiano: Studi offerti a Giuseppina De Sandre Gasparini. Edited by Mariaclara Rossi and Gian Maria Varanini . Herder, 2005. Church History , 75., 4 (December 2006): Pages 33 - 51.
Year of Publication: 2005.

17. Record Number: 11423
Author(s): Peterson, Janine Larmon.
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Title : Social Roles, Gender Inversion, and the Heretical Sect: The Case of the Guglielmites

Source: Viator , 35., ( 2004): Pages 203 - 219.
Year of Publication: 2004.

18. Record Number: 10726
Author(s): Starr-LeBeau, Gretchen D.
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Title : Writing (for) Her Life: "Judeo-Conversas" in Early Modern Spain [Hispano-Jewish women and Hispano-Jewish women converts to Christianity have left dictated confessions and testimony for the Holy Office of the Inquisition at the shrine site of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Western Spain. Starr-LeBeau argues that these women used a variety of strategies to try to protect themselves and their families, relying on female friends, relatives, and fellow prisoners for advice. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Women, Texts, and Authority in the Early Modern Spanish World. Edited by Marta V. Vicente and Luis R. Corteguera . Ashgate, 2003. Viator , 35., ( 2004): Pages 56 - 72.
Year of Publication: 2003.

19. Record Number: 8285
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Title : Writing and Sodomy in the Inquisitorial Trial (1495- 496) of Tecla Servent [Tecla Servent was a Spanish visionary and married laywoman who, despite her humble birth and gender, criticized the Church hierarchy. Her neighbors and noble patrons valued her messages from God, but her letter to the pope drew the ire of theologians and the Inquisition. The Appendix presents the Catalan text and English translation of her letter to the pope. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Marriage and Sexuality in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia. Hispanic Issues, Volume 26. Edited by Eukene Lacarra Lanz . Routledge, 2002. Viator , 35., ( 2004): Pages 197 - 213.
Year of Publication: 2002.

20. Record Number: 4722
Author(s): Dirks, Doris A.
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Title : I Will Make the Inquisition Burn You and Your Sisters: The Role of Gender and Kinship in Accusations Against "Conversas" [The author examines two cases from Spain and a case from Mexico].

Source: Magistra , 5., 2 (Winter 1999): Pages 29 - 57.
Year of Publication: 1999.

21. Record Number: 14693
Author(s): Biller, Peter.
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Title : The Preaching of the Waldensian Sisters [The author argues that there may have been Waldensian women who preached and instructed lay believers, especially female followers. Nevertheless, Biller maintains that women's roles as preachers have been overstated by some scholars. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Heresis: Revue d'hérésiologie médiévale. Edition de Textes-Recherche , 30., ( 1999): Pages 137 - 168.
Year of Publication: 1999.

22. Record Number: 3631
Author(s): Levine Melammed, Renée
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Title : Castilian "Conversas" at Work [The author argues that judaizing "conversas" observed the Sabbath, Jewish holidays, and dietary laws; all of these observations required work which brought the women to the attention of the Inquisition].

Source: Women at Work in Spain: From the Middle Ages to Early Modern Times. Edited by Marilyn Stone and Carmen Benito-Vessels . Peter Lang, 1998. Magistra , 5., 2 (Winter 1999): Pages 81 - 100.
Year of Publication: 1998.

23. Record Number: 3209
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Title : Domesticating the Spanish Inquisition [conversa women were accused of being judaizers based on the practices within their homes that were spied by their neighbors].

Source: Violence Against Women in Medieval Texts. Edited by Anna Roberts . University Press of Florida, 1998. Magistra , 5., 2 (Winter 1999): Pages 195 - 209.
Year of Publication: 1998.

24. Record Number: 2478
Author(s): Sullivan, Karen.
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Title : The Inquisitorial Origins of Literary Debate [argues that Christine and her opponents, Gontier and Pierre Col and Jean de Montreuil, in the "Querrelle de la Rose" all used inquisitorial rhetoric and branded the opposite side as heretics in need of salvation].

Source: Romanic Review , 88., 1 (January 1997): Pages 27 - 51.
Year of Publication: 1997.

25. Record Number: 14680
Author(s): Burr, David.
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Title : Na Prous Boneta and Olivi [When she was first questioned in 1325, Na Prous Boneta was open about her beliefs. She believed she had become the herald of the advent of the Holy Spirit. Prous, who harbored refugee Spiritual Franciscans, also described Pope John XXII, their enemy, as the Antichrist. Prous identified with the condemned Franciscan theologian, Peter Olivi, who believed a papal Antichrist would come. She parted with Olivi in claiming a unique charism and a direct role in ushering in a new age of the Spirit. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Collectanea Franciscana , 67., 40241 ( 1997): Pages 477 - 500.
Year of Publication: 1997.

26. Record Number: 705
Author(s): Gilmour- Bryson, Anne.
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Title : Sodomy and the Knights Templar [examines the testimony of Templars recorded during Inquisition trials].

Source: Journal of the History of Sexuality , 7., 2 (Oct. 1996): Pages 151 - 183.
Year of Publication: 1996.

27. Record Number: 1613
Author(s): Lichtmann, Maria.
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Title : Marguerite Porete's "Mirror for Simple Souls": Inverted Reflection of Self, Society, and God

Source: Studia Mystica New Series , 16., 1 ( 1995): Pages 4 - 29.
Year of Publication: 1995.

28. Record Number: 1007
Author(s): Brenon, Anne.
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Title : L' Hérésie en Languedoc aux XIIe-Xllle siècles: Une religion pour les femmes? [Catharism offered women more opportunities ; the "Good Women" were preachers, teachers, and givers of the final sacrament, the "consolamentum"].

Source: La Femme dans l' histoire et la société méridionales (IXe-XIXe S.): Actes du 66e congrés. . Fédération historique du Languedoc méditerranéen et du Roussillon, 1995. Journal of the History of Sexuality , 7., 2 (Oct. 1996): Pages 103 - 116.
Year of Publication: 1995.

29. Record Number: 1653
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Title : María de Ajofrín: The Scourge of Toledo [María was a holy woman associated with the Hieronymite order, but not a nun; in her later years a series of visions charged her with the responsibility of denouncing problems in Toledo including clerical immorality, lack of charity, and Judaizing among New Christians].

Source: Writing Women in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain: The Mothers of Saint Teresa of Avila. Ronald E. Surtz . University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995. Journal of the History of Sexuality , 7., 2 (Oct. 1996): Pages 68 - 84.
Year of Publication: 1995.

30. Record Number: 23434
Author(s): Nider, Johann
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Title : Joan of Arc: An Inquisitor's View (1431) [From The Anthill]

Source: The Broadview Book of Medieval Anecdotes. Edited by Richard Kay, compiler . Broadview Press, 1988. Studia Mystica New Series , 16., 1 ( 1995): Pages 303 - 304.
Year of Publication: 1988.

31. Record Number: 23436
Author(s): Nider, Johann
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Title : A German Joan of Arc (ca. 1437) [From The Anthill]

Source: The Broadview Book of Medieval Anecdotes. Edited by Richard Kay, compiler . Broadview Press, 1988. Studia Mystica New Series , 16., 1 ( 1995): Pages 305 - 306.
Year of Publication: 1988.