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Relación del proceso contra fray Frolián Díaz (Acc. 2019-046), circa 18th century

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 30A

Dates

  • Creation: circa 18th century

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

The contents of the manuscript refer to events of the trial of Dominican Fray Froilán Díaz de Llanos, who was the official confessor of King Charles II. He was convinced that the king’s poor health was a result of a spell cast on him. In 1698-1699, under the Head Inquisitor Juan Tomás de Rocabertí’s supervision, he performed a series of exorcisms over the king, after which he stated that Charles II was indeed under the influence of evil forces, for which various persons from the royal court were responsible, among others Queen Maria Anna of Neuburg. When the queen found out about the accusations against her, Froilán Daz de Llanos was dismissed from the post of royal confessor and arrested by the Tribunal of the Inquisition on charges of heresy. However, the Highest Tribunal decided that there was no basis for his detention. Froilán Díaz de Llanos fled to Rome, where he was again soon arrested by the Holy Inquisition and imprisoned in Madrid. After the death of Charles II in 1704, he was released from prison and cleared of all charges previously brought against him.

Language of Materials

Spanish; Castilian

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

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