Pope Innocent IV (jun 25, 1243 – dec 7, 1254)
Description:
In 1252 Pope Innocent IV published his bull Ad exstirpanda, officially authorizing the use of torture in the ecclesiastical courts of the Inquisition.g86 4/22 22
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Date:
jun 25, 1243
dec 7, 1254
~ 11 years