Flagellants

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:associatedWith heresy
anti-clericalism
apocalyptic beliefs
penitential processions
gptkbp:carries whips
gptkbp:chanted hymns
gptkbp:coreBelief self-punishment brings divine mercy
gptkbp:declinedAfter 15th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Flagellants
gptkbp:influenced later penitential movements
gptkbp:notableEvent Black Death (1348–1350)
gptkbp:notableFor public self-flagellation
gptkbp:opposedBy Catholic Church
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Perugia,_Italy
13th century
gptkbp:performedAt rituals in public squares
gptkbp:sometimesBlamedFor social unrest
anti-Semitic violence
spreading plague
gptkbp:sometimesCalled Brotherhood of the Flagellants
Flagellant Brotherhood
Flagellant movement
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Central_Europe
gptkb:England
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:suppressedBy gptkb:Pope_Clement_VI
gptkb:Pope_Gregory_XI
gptkbp:wornBy white robes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cities_of_Sigmar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6