Top 10 Top 10 Figures in Religious History
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1. Lluc
An legend recounts that over 700 years ago, an Arab boy named Lluc, recently converted to Christianity, discovered the effigy of the Madonna at Lluc (see Monestir de Nostra Senyora de Lluc).
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2. Ramon Llull
The 13th-century mystic founded several religious observances on the island.
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3. Knights Templar
A rich and powerful brotherhood of Christian military monks (see Templar Gate).
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4. Inquisition Judges
The hated Inquisition was introduced to the island in 1484 and led to the burning alive of at least 85 people between 1484 and 1512.
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5. Xuetes
The name given to the Jews who were coerced by the Inquisition into converting to Catholicism.
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6. Junípero Serra
Important 18th-century missionary, born in the town of Petra.
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7. Santa Catalina
The island’s only home-grown saint, Santa Catalina Thomàs was born in the 1500s in Valldemossa.
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8. Cardinal Despuig
The 18th-century cardinal developed the more opulent side of church life on the island (see Raixa).
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9. Bishop Campins
The driving force behind the renewal of the monastery at Lluc as a pilgrimage site.
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10. Gaudí
Highly devout himself, the architect was responsible for the restoration of Palma Cathedral and other holy sites.
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