O AUTO-DE-FÉ DE ANTÓNIO FERREIRA: A DIALÉTICA DE UM PROCESSO INQUISITORIAL

This paper analyzed the dialectic of an inquisitorial process around a "New Christian" named Antonio Ferreira. Noting the deterrence o facts of faith, as well as examples of cases of violence and barbarism against social minorities in the contemporary world, it was found that one inquisitorial process established after the crime, which occurred on the night of10to11 May 1671,accused an alleged "thief" who had entered the parish of Odivelas, owned by the City of Lisbon -Portugal. The defendant was convicted by the Holy Office of the Court to hide an image representing Christin the Blessed Sacrament and is therefore punished with hands cut off in your sight to die withersand have burned body. Key-words: violence; inquisition; dialectic; social minorities; acts of faith.