John de Vigor said words of contempt against the image and the church of Our Lady of the Pilar
Year mention: 1579
Subject:
Saints ; Virgin of Pilar
Conflict:
Lutheran
Criticism:

Disbelief in the image of the Virgin del Pilar

Agent:
Inquisition
Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (rebuilt after 1681)
Zaagoza, Aragon, Spain

John de Vigor, a merchant from the village of Os in Béarn, testified that “dixo ciertas palabras en menosprecio de la ymagen y yglesia de nuestra Señora del Pilar y de las ymagines de los sanctos”.

Date mention
1579

Historical Location

Zaragoza

Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar


Iconclass Number
7(+2); 11H

Source
AHN, Inquisicion, libro 988. Relaciones de causa de fe desde el año de 1540 hasta el de 1581
Literature

Borja Franco Llopis, Noticias sobre arte y devoción del Quinientos aragonés a través de la documentación inquisitorial, Boletín del Museo e Instituto Camón Aznar, 107, 2011, pp. 77-92

Permanent Link
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