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He studied [[philosophy]] perhaps in [[Huesca]] but later travelled to [[Bologna]] on a scholarship to the [[Collegio di Spagna|Spanish College of Saint Clement]] which was part of the [[University of Bologna|Bologna college]]. He obtained his doctorate in 1473 while he served as a professor of moral philosophical studies or ethics.<ref name=NA/> Upon his return to Spain he became a member of the [[cathedral chapter]] of the [[canons regular]] at La Seo where he made his [[profession (religious)|religious profession]] in 1474.<ref name=SQPN/><ref name=SEB/> |
He studied [[philosophy]] perhaps in [[Huesca]] but later travelled to [[Bologna]] on a scholarship to the [[Collegio di Spagna|Spanish College of Saint Clement]] which was part of the [[University of Bologna|Bologna college]]. He obtained his doctorate in 1473 while he served as a professor of moral philosophical studies or ethics.<ref name=NA/> Upon his return to Spain he became a member of the [[cathedral chapter]] of the [[canons regular]] at La Seo where he made his [[profession (religious)|religious profession]] in 1474.<ref name=SQPN/><ref name=SEB/> |
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At around that time [[Ferdinand and Isabella]] had obtained from [[Pope Sixtus IV]] a [[papal bull]] to establish in their kingdom a tribunal for searching out [[heretics]]. Those [[Jews]] who had received [[baptism]] were known as [[Converso|conversos]]; some might have continued to practice [[Judaism]] in secret ('judaizantes').<ref name=NA/><ref name=SEB/> [[Tomás de Torquemada]], a converse or 'marrano' surname, was in 1483 appointed as the Grand Inquisitor for [[Crown of Castile|Castile]]. He then appointed Arbués and Pedro Gaspar Juglar as Inquisitors Provincial in the [[Kingdom of Aragon]] on 4 May 1484. Their work was opposed by converts and people who saw it as a threat to their freedoms.<ref name=NA/><ref name=SQPN/> |
At around that time [[Ferdinand and Isabella]] had obtained from [[Pope Sixtus IV]] a [[papal bull]] to establish in their kingdom a tribunal for searching out [[heretics]]. Those [[Jews]] who had received [[baptism]] were known as [[Converso|conversos]]; some might have continued to practice [[Judaism]] in secret ('judaizantes').<ref name=NA/><ref name=SEB/> [[Tomás de Torquemada]], a converse or 'marrano' surname, was in 1483 appointed as the Grand Inquisitor for [[Crown of Castile|Castile]]. He then appointed Arbués and Pedro Gaspar Juglar as Inquisitors Provincial in the [[Kingdom of Aragon]] on 4 May 1484. Their work was opposed by converts and people who saw it as a threat to their freedoms.<ref name=NA/><ref name=SQPN/> Espina, confessor of Isabella, was formerly a rabin. |
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On 14 September 1485 Pedro was attacked in the cathedral as he knelt before the altar and had been wearing armour since he knew his work posed great risks.<ref name=NA/> Despite wearing a helmet and chain mail he died from his wounds on 17 September. His remains were entombed in a special chapel dedicated to him.<ref name=SQPN/> |
On 14 September 1485 Pedro was attacked in the cathedral as he knelt before the altar and had been wearing armour since he knew his work posed great risks.<ref name=NA/> Despite wearing a helmet and chain mail he died from his wounds on 17 September. His remains were entombed in a special chapel dedicated to him.<ref name=SQPN/> |
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| Born | ca. 1441 Épila, Kingdom of Aragon |
| Died | 17 September 1485 (aged 44)[1] Zaragoza, Kingdom of Aragon |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 20 April 1664, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Alexander VII |
| Canonized | 29 June 1867, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius IX |
| Major shrine | Cathedral of the Savior, Zaragoza, Spain |
| Feast | 17 September |
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Pedro de Arbués (c. 1441 – 17 September 1485) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a professed Augustinian canon.[2] He served as an official of the Spanish Inquisition until he was assassinated in the La Seo Cathedral in Zaragoza in 1485 allegedly by Jews and conversos.[3] The veneration of him came swiftly through popular acclaim. His death greatly assisted the Inquisitor-General Tomás de Torquemada's campaign against heretics and crypto-Jews.
His canonization was celebrated on 29 June 1867.[4]
Life
Pedro de Arbués was born at Épila in the region of Zaragoza to the nobleman Antonio de Arbués and Sancia Ruiz.[4]
He studied philosophy perhaps in Huesca but later travelled to Bologna on a scholarship to the Spanish College of Saint Clement which was part of the Bologna college. He obtained his doctorate in 1473 while he served as a professor of moral philosophical studies or ethics.[3] Upon his return to Spain he became a member of the cathedral chapter of the canons regular at La Seo where he made his religious profession in 1474.[2][4]
At around that time Ferdinand and Isabella had obtained from Pope Sixtus IV a papal bull to establish in their kingdom a tribunal for searching out heretics. Those Jews who had received baptism were known as conversos; some might have continued to practice Judaism in secret ('judaizantes').[3][4] Tomás de Torquemada, a converse or 'marrano' surname, was in 1483 appointed as the Grand Inquisitor for Castile. He then appointed Arbués and Pedro Gaspar Juglar as Inquisitors Provincial in the Kingdom of Aragon on 4 May 1484. Their work was opposed by converts and people who saw it as a threat to their freedoms.[3][2] Espina, confessor of Isabella, was formerly a rabin.
On 14 September 1485 Pedro was attacked in the cathedral as he knelt before the altar and had been wearing armour since he knew his work posed great risks.[3] Despite wearing a helmet and chain mail he died from his wounds on 17 September. His remains were entombed in a special chapel dedicated to him.[2]
The Inquisition, stablished first in Spain in Aragón, 14 century, to counteract the 'Albigense', 'Cathar' heresy, was frowned in Aragon as it was seen as an imperial attack on the charters, privileges and local laws. The most powerful families among the converted Jews: the Sánchez, Montesa, Paterno, Abadía (AbdYah) and Santangel families seem to have been involved in funding the murder.[4]
As a result, a popular movement against the Jews arose in which nine were executed, two killed themselves, thirteen were burnt in effigy, and four punished for complicity, from 30 June to 15 December 1486, according to the historian Jerónimo Zurita. Leonardo Sciascia in Morte dell'inquisitore (1964) writes that Arbués along with Juan Lopez Cisneros (d. 1657) are "the only two cases of inquisitors who died assassinated".[4][5]
Sainthood
Pope Alexander VII beatified the late priest in Rome on 20 April 1664.
His canonization was celebrated on 29 June 1867 among protests from Jews and Christians. Pope Pius IX said in the document formalizing the canonization (Maiorem caritatem): "The divine wisdom has arranged that in these sad days, when Jews help the enemies of the church with their books and money, this decree of sanctity has been brought to fulfillment".[6]
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Arbués, Pedro de". Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Saint Peter Arbues". Saints SQPN. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Anthony Allaria (1911). "St. Peter of Arbues". The Catholic Encyclopedia: Vol. 11 New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Saint Peter Arbues". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Richard Gottheil, Meyer Kayserling and William Milwitzky. "ARBUES, Pedro". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Garry Wills (23 September 2001). "The Popes Against the Jews: Before the Holocaust"". New York Times. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
Further reading
- Simon Whitechapel, Flesh Inferno: Atrocities of Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition (Creation Books, 2003). ISBN 1-84068-105-5
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: A. Allaria (1913). "St. Peter of Arbues". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.- Pedro Arbues in the public domain Jewish Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls, 1901 - 1906.
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