). ▁The ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁In quisition ▁would ▁not ▁toler ate ▁a ▁spiritual ▁tradition ▁entirely ▁popular ▁and ▁without ▁the ▁med iation ▁of ▁the ▁cler gy ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁most ▁important ly , ▁celebr ating ▁a ▁future ▁Age ▁which ▁would ▁bring ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁Church . ▁ ▁The ▁cult ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁surv ived ▁in ▁the ▁Az ores ▁Islands ▁among ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁traditional ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Christ . ▁Here ▁the ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁In quisition ▁did ▁not ▁effectively ▁extend ▁its ▁power , ▁despite ▁reports ▁from ▁local ▁ecc les iast ical ▁authorities . ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁Az ores , ▁the ▁cult ▁surv ived ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁Brazil ▁( where ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁through ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries ) ▁and ▁is ▁celebrated ▁today ▁in ▁all ▁Brazil ian ▁states ▁except ▁two , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁po ckets ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁sett lers ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁( Can ada ▁and ▁USA ), ▁mainly ▁among ▁those ▁of ▁Az or ian ▁descent . ▁ ▁The ▁movements ▁and ▁concepts ▁of ▁Sebastian ism ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Empire ▁were ▁sometimes ▁also ▁targets ▁of ▁the ▁In quisition ▁( the ▁most ▁inten se ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁Sebastian ists ▁being ▁during ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁D ynast y , ▁though ▁it ▁last ed ▁beyond ▁then ), ▁both ▁considered ▁un orth odox ▁and ▁even ▁her et ical . ▁But ▁target ing ▁was ▁inter mitt ent ▁and ▁select ive ▁since ▁some ▁important ▁familiar es ▁( associ ated ▁people