Venetian Holy Inquisition
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This article is about the ecclesiastic tribunal in Venice. For the Venetian State Inquisition, see State Inquisitors.
The Venetian Inquisition, formally the Holy Office (Latin: Sanctum Officium), was the tribunal established jointly by the Venetian government and the Catholic Church to repress heresy throughout the Republic of Venice. The inquisition also intervened in cases of sacrilege, apostasy, prohibited books, superstition, and witchcraft. It was established in the 16th-century and was abolished in 1797.[1]