Bishop1467
Appointed Bishop of Savona
Historical person
Innocent VIII Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Innocent VIII, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Italy.
6 records1467–14843 events1 places
Chronological biography
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1484
Pope1484
Appointed Pope, Giovanni Battista Cybo
Summis Desiderantes5 December 1484
Its direct purport was to ratify the powers already conferred upon Henry Institoris and James Sprenger, to deal with witchcraft as well as heresy, and it called upon the Bishop of Strasbourg to lend the inquisitors all possible support
Summis Desiderantes5 December 1484
The bull sought to remedy this jurisdictional dispute by specifically identifying the dioceses of Mainz, Cologne, Trier, Salzburg, and Bremen. Issues a bull against witchcraft. Innocent's Bull enacted nothing new.
Summis Desiderantes5 December 1484
The bull was written in response to the request of Dominican Inquisitor Heinrich Kramer for explicit authority to prosecute witchcraft in Germany, after he was refused assistance by the local ecclesiastical authorities, who maintained that as the letter of deputation did not specifically mention where
Summis Desiderantes5 December 1484
the inquisitors may operate, they could not legally exercise their functions in their areas.
Titles and roles
Bishop of Savona · Pope
Record provenance
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