Alphonso de Spina
Alphonso de Spina (* unknown; † 1491 ) was a Spanish Catholic bishop of Thermopylae and author.
Alphonso de Spina was of Jewish origin and converted to Christianity. He was the rain of the Franciscans in Salamanca .
In 1460 he wrote his Fortalitium Fidei ("Feasts of Faith"), in which he raised the well-known accusations of ritual murder against the Jews of Spain , which led to a long series of inquisition trials against them, especially against the "New Christians" / " Marranos ", led.
Web links
- Fortalitium fidei contra iudeos saracenos aliosque christiane fidei inimicos. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, February 25, 1494 : digitized version on Google Books (last accessed on February 24, 2009)
- Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia on Alphonso de Spina (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alphonso de Spina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish Franciscan, Catholic Bishop and Author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century or 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1491 |