Bartolomé Carranza
Also known as: Bartolome Carranza
- 1Bartolomé Carranza held the high ecclesiastical office of Archbishop of Toledo.
- 2He was a member of the Dominican Order and a noted theologian.
- 3He was first denounced for heresy in 1530.
- 4His imprisonment by the Spanish Inquisition lasted from 1558 to 1576.
- 5He died at the Santa Maria sopra Minerva cloister just seven days after his exoneration.
Bartolomé Carranza was a Navarrese priest of the Dominican Order, theologian and Archbishop of Toledo.
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Cano was a fierce opponent of Bartolomé Carranza, the Archbishop of Toledo, leading to a long-standing and influential theological dispute.
Bartolomé Carranza was a distinguished Navarrese priest belonging to the Dominican Order and eventually served as the Archbishop of Toledo. His career was marked by his deep involvement in theology and his eventual entanglement with the Spanish Inquisition.
Retrato de Bartolomé de Carranza.Wikimedia Commons; Grabado de Juan Barcelón por dibujo de José Maea; Colección de «Retratos de los españoles ilustres» publicada por la Real Imprenta de Madrid entre 1791 y 1819. Grabado de Juan Barcelón por dibujo de José Maea; Public domain; Wikimedia Commo...Retrato de Bartolomé de Carranza.Wikimedia Commons; Grabado de Juan Barcelón por dibujo de José Maea; Colección de «Retratos de los españoles ilustres» publicada por la Real Imprenta de Madrid entre 1791 y 1819. Grabado de Juan Barcelón por dibujo de José Maea; Public domain; Wikimedia Commo...Escudo de Bartolomé Carranza de Miranda, arzobispo primado de Toledo (1558-1576)Wikimedia Commons; Ansunando; This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file:; CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P94 (coat of arms image) His later life was defined by a long period of legal and personal turmoil, as he faced persistent accusations of heresy. First denounced in 1530, he endured a lengthy imprisonment between 1558 and 1576. Although the final legal judgment cleared him of the charges, the ordeal left him in a state of seclusion at the Dominican cloister of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where he passed away shortly after his release.